I love that you have put the spotlight on Errol Le Cain I loved his books as a child long before I began working in animation. I would spend hours poring over the pages, I collect them now and still do.
I loved the "cobbled" together version of Thief and the Cobbler that I saw once, and now I know whose art was behind much of it. Thank you for sharing his beautiful work.
So wonderful to see more about Le Cain! I grew up with his Cinderella book and was always enamoured with it. I used to think he was a Golden Age illustrator and was shocked to find out in the past year that he was more mid-century. This was a super interesting read, thank you !
With the release of Across the Spiderverse, Nimona, How Do You Live, and the upcoming Earnest and Celestine, this year is shaping up to one of the greatest years for theatrical animation.
Fantastic article, thank you so much to both you and the researcher for all the work it must have taken! It seems like there is always more to find out about Williams and his studio, and Le Cain is a fascinating figure who I'm glad to know more about.
Looks like a lot of inspiration came from the artwork you find in the Persian Epic, Shahnameh. Curious if he was a fan. The borders and flatness are almost identical.
I love that you have put the spotlight on Errol Le Cain I loved his books as a child long before I began working in animation. I would spend hours poring over the pages, I collect them now and still do.
I loved the "cobbled" together version of Thief and the Cobbler that I saw once, and now I know whose art was behind much of it. Thank you for sharing his beautiful work.
So wonderful to see more about Le Cain! I grew up with his Cinderella book and was always enamoured with it. I used to think he was a Golden Age illustrator and was shocked to find out in the past year that he was more mid-century. This was a super interesting read, thank you !
With the release of Across the Spiderverse, Nimona, How Do You Live, and the upcoming Earnest and Celestine, this year is shaping up to one of the greatest years for theatrical animation.
Omg I love him. No one else gives him a shout out. Not surprised you’re doing so well.
This was excellent! Thank you so much for all the work you put into this (and really every) post.
Fantastic article, thank you so much to both you and the researcher for all the work it must have taken! It seems like there is always more to find out about Williams and his studio, and Le Cain is a fascinating figure who I'm glad to know more about.
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Looks like a lot of inspiration came from the artwork you find in the Persian Epic, Shahnameh. Curious if he was a fan. The borders and flatness are almost identical.