Happy Lion: Museum Object and Cultural History
Happy Lion: Date: ca. 1991. Written by: Louise Fatio, Swiss American, 1904 - 1993. Illustrated by: Roger Duvoisin, Swiss American, 1900 - 1980.
The object in the museum catalogue
A short, animated children's film with the title Happy Lion. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound.
The film is about a lion who has a house in the town zoo. A young boy, François, walks by the zoo and greets the happy lion, followed by several other people who also walk by and greet him. One morning, the lion realizes that his keeper left the door open and leaves his house. He wanders off into the town and greets some of the people who usually greet him at the zoo, but to his surprise, the people are afraid of him. Only the young boy François is not terrified of the happy lion and walks him back to the zoo.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1991
- Written by: Louise Fatio, Swiss American, 1904 - 1993
- Illustrated by: Roger Duvoisin, Swiss American, 1900 - 1980
- Published by: McGraw-Hill Education, American, founded 1888
- Owned by: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Type: children's films
- Type: sound films
- Type: color films (visual works)
- Type: short subjects
- Type: 16mm (photographic film size)
- Medium: polyester film
- Dimensions: Duration: 8 Minutes
- Dimensions: Length (Film): 275 Feet
- Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Animated films
- Topic: Film
- Object number: 2017.55.38.1a
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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