John and Faith Hubley Shorts Collection
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Married in 1955, John and Faith began collaborating on films in 1956 with Adventures of an *, commissioned by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. It premiered in April 1957 and was described by Variety as "the first moving picture ever directly originated and financed by an art museum". Faith later said that it portrays "a child's vision, the slow erosion of the vision, and how it can only be regained through the eyes of one's child."
In 1962, the Hubleys completed The Hole, which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film that year. John and Faith continued to collaborate on all of their films through 1977, when John died at age 62 during heart surgery.
Films in this collection include The Adventures of *(star)(1957), Harlem Wednesday, The Tender Game (both 1958), Moonbird (1959), The Hole (1962), Of Stars and Men, The Hat (both 1964), Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (1965), Urbanissimo (1966), Windy Day, Zuckerkandl (both 1968), Of Men and Demons (1969), Eggs (1970), Dig (1972), Cockaboody (1973), Voyage to Next (1974), People People People (1976)
In 1962, the Hubleys completed The Hole, which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film that year. John and Faith continued to collaborate on all of their films through 1977, when John died at age 62 during heart surgery.
Films in this collection include The Adventures of *(star)(1957), Harlem Wednesday, The Tender Game (both 1958), Moonbird (1959), The Hole (1962), Of Stars and Men, The Hat (both 1964), Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (1965), Urbanissimo (1966), Windy Day, Zuckerkandl (both 1968), Of Men and Demons (1969), Eggs (1970), Dig (1972), Cockaboody (1973), Voyage to Next (1974), People People People (1976)