ArchiDisney: Giacomo Delbene Guidoni's Book on Floyd Gottfredson's Architecture and Design
Giacomo Delbene Guidoni, an architect based in Genoa and Barcelona, wrote "ArchiDisney. Architettura, città, design nell’arte di Floyd Gottfredson" (Odoya, Bologna 2019, 272 pp., €18). This work delves into the architectural aspects present in the Mickey Mouse comics created by Floyd Gottfredson (1905–1986) from the 1930s through the 1970s, totaling around 13,000 strips. Delbene Guidoni outlines the transformation of Mickey's environments from rural to urban settings, noting the debut of Dr. Enigm in 1936 and the impact of the 1939 New York World's Fair. The book also discusses the urban growth of Mouseton and Gottfredson's later emphasis on interior design, revealing a "dystopia of wealth and the everyday design triumph of the middle class."
Key facts
- Giacomo Delbene Guidoni wrote 'ArchiDisney. Architettura, città, design nell’arte di Floyd Gottfredson'.
- The book was published by Odoya in Bologna in 2019, 272 pages, €18.
- Floyd Gottfredson (1905–1986) was a Utah-born cartoonist.
- Gottfredson drew Mickey Mouse comics for nearly 50 years, producing about 13,000 strips and Sunday pages from the 1930s to the 1970s.
- The year 1936 marked a fantafuturist turn with the character Dr. Enigm (Einmug).
- The 1939 New York World's Fair featured General Motors' Futurama exhibit.
- Gottfredson collaborated with scriptwriter Bill Walsh.
- From 1955, daily strips became self-contained, increasing focus on interior design.
Entities
Artists
- Giacomo Delbene Guidoni
- Floyd Gottfredson
- Bill Walsh
- Walt Disney
- Carl Barks
- Le Corbusier
- Ferruccio Giromini
Institutions
- Odoya
- General Motors
- Artribune
Locations
- Genoa
- Barcelona
- Utah
- Bologna
- New York
- America