In conclusion, beautifully drawn, emotionally charged and sweet, one of my favourite Disney shorts of the 50s. The titular character is a sweet one and one that we do feel genuine sympathy for, it is always great to have a lead character to root for all the way and The Little House definitely has that. Sterling Holloway's narration is remarkably sensitive and doesn't fall into the trap of explaining too much or being annoying, after hearing narrations in animation that start saying things that we can easily see on screen or are better off shown. Disney shorts have been known to make me cry, like with Mickey's Good Deed, The Old Mill and The Ugly Duckling and The Little House does that as well. The Little House's story is very simple but is an involving one and also one of Disney's most emotionally charged. It is beautifully orchestrated while not being syrupy, which it could easily have been, and it is certainly not without energy or driven rhythms either. Also great is the music, not surprising considering that if there is a component that is consistently good in the Disney shorts it is the music. The Little HouseAuthor & Illustrator - Virginia Lee BurtonABOUT THE BOOKThe story centers on a house built at the top of a small hill, far out in the country. The animation on the house and the increase in size is very inventively done.
There is no denying how wonderful the animation is, the backgrounds look so smooth and flow equally so and the colours are very rich. to 5:00 p.m.Quite possibly one of my favourite Disney shorts of the 50s (Jby TheLittleSongbird): There is so much to love about The Little House, though it might be a touch over-sentimental for some. Opening Day Celebration: Saturday, November 3, 10:00 a.m. The Cape Ann Museum is pleased and honored to have been given this rare opportunity to engage in cross cultural dialogue on salient topics such as these and thanks its partners-and dear friends-in Japan for their generosity and kindness. Now, a year later, the model of Virginia Lee Burton’s Little House that was at the center of the exhibition is on its way to America where it will soon be on display at the Cape Ann Museum. The exhibition was greeted enthusiastically by large crowds at each site. After being on display at Gallery A4 the exhibition traveled to a handful of other venues around Japan including Spiral, a multi-purpose cultural center in Minami-Aoyama. The exhibition that resulted from this partnership featured archival material and a model of the little house at the center of Burton’s story. The Sawyer Free Library in Gloucester, the University of Minnesota, the Burton-Demetrios family and the Tokyo Children’s Library also contributed to the project. In recognition of that milestone, for the past two years the Cape Ann Museum has been pleased to collaborate with Gallery A4 at the Takenaka Corporation in Tokyo, Japan, creating an exhibition exploring Burton’s extraordinary career and legacy. 2017 marked the 75th anniversary of the publication of the children’s book The Little House, written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton (1909–1968).
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