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Gertie the Dinosaur · ASF

Gertie the Dinosaur

Winsor McCay · 1914 · US · 12:18

The first cartoon character with a personality rather than a function. Gertie is shy, stubborn and hungry, and McCay performed live alongside her on stage.

TECHNIQUE: Hand-drawn animation
GENRE: classic, silent

LICENCE AND SOURCE

Licence: Public domain (copyright expired)
Source: https://archive.org/details/Gertie
Carried as: Embedded from the authorised source — ASF does not host a copy

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