The art of anticipation: How animation depicted the possibilities of space exploration

Bracegirdle, Julia

Abstract

During the 1950s Animation was one of the primary ways in which the possibilities of space travel and exploration were depicted. The focus of the paper was primarily on American outputs such as Disney’s Man in Space (1955) and the work of Chesley Bonestell.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Visualising Space: Animating the Universe
• Start Date: Jun 10, 2008
• End Date: Jun 10, 2008
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: animation, space race, realism
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1011687
• Related Public URLs: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/sota/research/groups/animationacademy/events.html