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MONOGRAPHIES

• Bendazzi, Giannalberto. « Les Etats-Unis ». In Cartoons : le cinéma d’animation. 1892-1992. Paris : Liana Livi, 1991, pp.45-56. NC 1765 B43 F

Raoul Barré's works and innovative film production techniques are presented in the context of the development of animation art in 1920s New York.

• Cinémathèque québécoise. Scénarios et dessins de Raoul Barré conservés à la Cinémathèque québécoise. Montréal : Cinémathèque québécoise, 2003, n.p. PN 1998 A3B34 C5

File including photocopies of Raoul Barré's scripts and drawings.

• Cotte, Olivier. « Le cinéma d’animation aux Etats-Unis ». Dans Il était une fois le dessin animé… et le cinéma d’animation. Paris : Dreamland, 2001, pp.45-48. NC 1765 C6

Overview of the history of animated film in the United States in the 1910s and the impact of Raoul Barré's work on New York's burgeoning cartoon industry. Includes illustrations of the director's film designs.

• Crafton, Donald. « Raoul Barré and Charles Bowers ». Dans Before Mickey: The Animated Film, 1895-1923. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1982, pp.192-200. NC 1765 C7

Entire chapter on the works of Raoul Barré and Charles Bowers, presented in the context of the era of early American animation (1898-1928). Taken from a monograph that covers the history of cartoons from 1900-30, the works of pioneering directors and their impact, the activities of the first professional studios of the period, as well as the main styles of cartoons worldwide. Includes reproductions of Raoul Barré's drawings for his films.

• Crafton, Donald. « The Silent Film: Tricks and Animation ». In The Oxford History of World Cinema, sous la responsabilité de Geoffrey Nowell-Smith. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996, pp.71-78. PN 1993.5 A1N6

An entire chapter devoted to animated film traces the milestones in its history, in which Raoul Barré plays an important role as one of its pioneers. It covers Raoul Barré's founding of the first studio in New York and his technical innovations in animation production.

• Harbour, John. « Regards sur l'œuvre intermédiale et les techniques narratives de Raoul Barré (1874-1932) ». mémoire de maîtrise. Québec, Université Laval, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/130203

• Maltin, Leonard.Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. New York: New American Library, 1987, pp.1-28. NC 1766 E8M31 1987

A study of the history of American animation from 1910-20. Among other things, we look at the impact of the work of Raoul Barré, known as the founder of the first cartoon studio in New York, as well as for his new film production techniques.

• Martin, André, et Louise Beaudet. Barré l’introuvable / In Search of Raoul Barré. Montréal : Cinémathèque québécoise, 1976, 16p. PN 1998 A3B34 M3

Biography of Raoul Barré, presenting his artistic career. Includes personal photos, drawings for his films and the program for the retrospective held in Ottawa as part of the 1976 Festival international du cinéma d'animation.

• Smith, Conrad. « The Early History of Animation ». In The American Cartoon: A Critical Anthology, sous la responsabilité de Danny Peary et Gerald Peary. New York : E.P. Dutton, 1980. pp.3-11. NC 1765 A41

A study of the history of American animation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in which the works of Raoul Barré play an important role. Emphasis is placed on the artistic origins of cartoons and the evolution of the creative process, on early directors and their work, and on the phenomenon of the commercialization of film production.

• Solomon, Charles. « The Silent Era, 1914-1928 ». In Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation. New York : Alfred A, Knopf, 1989, pp.21-41. NC 1765 S6

In this chapter, which presents important moments in the history of American animated film from 1914-1928, we include passages on the career of Raoul Barré, founder of the first professional cartoon studio in New York and author of a number of technical innovations in film production.