A series of humorous sketches and semi-abstract drawings are used to interpret three American ballads - “Acres of Clams”, “Old Dan Tucker” and “John Henry”. The artist, Alfred Kousel, has provided innumerable still sketches which combine colour, a feeling of strength and a variety of emotional effects in harmony with the moods and rhythms of the ballads. The ballads are sung by Cisco Houston.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010878
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation
Comedy
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and music
Crafts & Visual Arts → Drawing
Music & Performing Arts → Art and music
Music & Performing Arts → Folk music - United States
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)