BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:289@1718.ucla.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190927T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190927T193000 DTSTAMP:20190827T135609Z URL:https://1718.ucla.edu/events/animated-character/ SUMMARY:An Animated Character: An Evening of Vance Gerry DESCRIPTION:The Whittington Press has recently released Vance Gerry &\; The Weather Bird Press\, a limited edition book about the life and work of the Southern California based artist\, printer\, and publisher Vance Gerr y (1929–2005). To mark the occasion\, Robert Bothamley will give a livel y\, illustrated lecture about the work of the late artist.\n\nThe Clark Li brary holds Vance Gerry's archives\, comprising illustrations\, layout ske tches\, galley\, page\, and signature proofs\, dummies\, correspondence\, ephemera\, pochoir samples\, and stencils\, as well as nearly 100 Weather Bird Press books. A selection of this work will be on display in the libra ry before and after the talk.\n\nThe talk will be followed by an optional outdoor screening of one of the many Disney movies showcasing Gerry’s wo rk\, the 1961 animated feature 101 Dalmatians.\n\nThe evening’s schedule is as follows:\n5:30–6:30 p.m.  Lecture\n6:30–7:30 p.m.  Reception for lecture attendees\, library open for book viewing\n7:30 p.m.  Grounds open for movie attendees and picnicking on the East Lawn\n8:00 p.m.  Scr eening of 101 Dalmatians\nPlease note: There are separate events for the lecture (with book viewing and reception) and the outdoor screening. It is not required to attend both the lecture and the screening\, but if you pl an to attend both\, please be sure to make separate bookings.\n\nThe groun ds will open at 7:30 p.m. for those who are only attending the outdoor scr eening. Space is on a first-come\, first-served basis\, and may not be gua ranteed for late arrivals. Screening attendees are invited to bring their own insect repellent\, blankets\, low lawn chairs\, and dinner picnics. At tendees are responsible for disposing of their own trash in onsite recept acles. Music and pets are not permitted for this special event.\n\nFree p arking is available at the Clark Library on a first-come\, first-served ba sis. Street parking is also available. The Clark Library is also served by MTA Bus 37 (Adams &\; Cimarron)\, 209 (Arlington &\; Adams)\, or Da sh Midtown (Adams &\; Cimarron).\n\n\n\nVance Gerry and The Weather Bir d Press\n\nVance Gerry was born and raised in Pasadena\, California. As a teenager\, Vance served as an apprentice at the Castle Press of Grant Dahl strom. He learned the basic principles of book design and how to set type by hand. After graduating from high school\, Vance enrolled in art classes at Woodbury College and later at The Art Center School but his education was interrupted when he was drafted into the Korean War. After his tour of duty\, he enrolled in the Chouinard Art Institute where he became acquain ted with Don Graham\, an instructor at the school and consultant for Walt Disney. Upon graduation\, Don was instrumental in recruiting Vance into th e Walt Disney Animation Studio where Vance worked as a layout and story sk etch artist.  Vance contributed ideas and drawings to films like Sleeping Beauty\, The 101 Dalmatians\, The Jungle Book\, Winnie-the-Pooh and the H oney Tree\, and The Sword in the Stone\, and Beauty and the Beast. The las t film he worked on at Disney was The Lion King.\n\nVance began his adult printing career in 1962 when he founded the Ivy Garden Press in Pasadena. Soon thereafter the press was renamed the Peach Pit Press. In 1967\, Vance decided to leave Disney and become a full-time professional printer. The Weather Bird Press was established in South Laguna and over the next 38 ye ars\, the name of the press did not change but its location did. The press was moved from South Laguna to Pasadena\, to Fallbrook and eventually bac k to Pasadena. Vance used different presses and machines throughout the ye ars: a Linotype machine\, a Miehle vertical\, a Vandercook press\, and oth ers. He also used several different font types\, some rarely seen in comme rcial printing presses. With his talent as an imaginative artist\, he has illustrated most of his books with line drawings\, linoleum cuts\, and poc hoir. He has also written and printed several books under the pseudonym of Bunston Quayles.\n\nRobert Bothamley\n\nBorn in Newport Beach\, Bob spent his early childhood in Orange County\, California. His grandfather\, Herb ert Rankin\, was a successful businessman and an avid amateur photographer . As an early member of the Sierra Club\, Herbert participated in the annu al high trips with Ansel Adams\, photographing the magnificent scenery of our state’s wildlands. From his grandfather\, Bob developed a love for o ur national parks and an appreciation of photography\, especially\, the wo rk of Ansel Adams. Bob’s initial collecting interests included works by Ansel Adams\, early photography\, and books illustrated with original phot ographs.\n\nBob’s family moved to Guadalajara\, Mexico\, where he spent his adolescent years. He was taught by the Jesuits at the Instituto de Cie ncias where he graduated with a degree in engineering. Fluent in Spanish\, his experience in Mexico fostered an interest in the Spanish/Mexican heri tage of California which is another of his collecting interests.\n\nReturn ing to California\, Bob attended Occidental College where he received a de gree in economics and later received his MBA from UCLA. Bob is currently a principal of Daum Commercial Real Estate Services where he serves as the company’s Secretary and Chief Financial Officer.\n\nBob was first introd uced to the work of Vance Gerry by Jeff Weber. Vance had just completed hi s book\, Selected Shore Plants of Southern California\, and had provided c opies of both the regular and deluxe editions for Jeff to sell. Jeff menti oned to Bob\, “This is a printer you should collect.” Bob took one loo k at the deluxe edition of the book and agreed. That started a collecting interest that has lasted for over twenty-five years and continues today.\n \nBob’s family includes three wonderful adult children and two adorable granddaughters who both share his love of books. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://1718.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08 /VanceGerrysketch2003-_website.jpg CATEGORIES:Lectures LOCATION:UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library\, 2520 Cimarron Street \, Los Angeles\, California\, 90018\, United States GEO:34.033012;-118.314487 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2520 Cimarron Street\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90018\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=UC LA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library:geo:34.033012,-118.314487 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR