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Studies based on "Gertie the Dinosaur" by Winsor McCay
Studies based on "Gertie the Dinosaur" by Winsor McCay

Studies based on "Gertie the Dinosaur" by Winsor McCay

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Object Details

Title:
Studies based on "Gertie the Dinosaur" by Winsor McCay
Date:
Date unknown
Artist:
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.
Classification
Drawings-watercolors
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

"Gertie the Dinosaur" was a 1914 animated short by the American artist Winsor McCay. It was the first animated film to feature a dinosaur. The second study shows Gertie by a lake from which surface a sea serpent and elephant (or mastodon).

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