The clay animations of Joseph Sunn are from 1926. These darling, black and white claymations feature animals interacting with each other and the hand-made sets they're filmed in. I wish these were longer, because they're so much fun to watch.
I find there to be something so attractive about the look of the raw, monochromatic clay used in these films. I like all the visible "imperfections" and how you can tell everything is made by hand. There's so much soul in these short animations.
From the Public Domain Review:
"From the Prelinger Archive – two early clay animations (The Penwiper and Green Pastures) by pioneering Chinese American animator Joseph Sunn from San Francisco. These films are part of the "Ralph Wolfe's Mud Stuff" series."
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