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Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase
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Wikipedia article
'Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase' is a 1992 American animated short by Joan C. Gratz.
Summary
Consisting of 2-D claymation, it features famous paintings morphing into each other.[https://archive.org/details/1993MonaLisaDescendingAStaircase 1993 Mona Lisa Descending A Staircase: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive][http://www.pyramidmedia.com/homepage/search-by-title/academy-awards/mona-lisa-descending-a-staircase-detail.html Pyramid Media]
List of artists featured
The works of several artists are featured in the transition:[https://www.popmatters.com/92745-mona-lisa-descending-a-staircase-2496017681.html Pop Matters][https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/37084/mona-lisa-descending-a-staircase/ DVD Talk][https://www.worldcat.org/title/mona-lisa-descending-a-staircase/oclc/27241993 Mona Lisa descending a staircase (VHS tape, 1992) - WorldCat.org]
*Vincent van Gogh
*Chuck Close
*Pablo Picasso
*Roy Lichtenstein
*Andy Warhol
*Paul Gauguin
*Ren Magritte
*Philip Gaston
*Edvard Munch
Accolades
It won the 1992 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiWMjGrdZOk Short Film Winners: 1993 Oscars][https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993 1993|Oscars.org]
Reception
New York Magazine's Vulture named the film ninth best of all 87 Oscar winning animated short films.[https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/every-oscar-winner-for-animated-short-subject-ranked.html Every Oscar Winner for Animated Short Subject, Ranked - Vulture]
Availability
It was released on DVD by Hen's Tooth in 2004 alongside her other works.[https://www.worldcat.org/title/mona-lisa-descending-a-staircase/oclc/56721976 Mona Lisa descending a staircase (DVD video, 2004) - WorldCat.org]
It is also available for streaming.[https://www.amazon.com/Mona-Lisa-Descending-Staircase-Poulot/dp/B00HVVZ0LU Amazon.com]
References
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