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WILLIAM JOYCE b. 1957, Shreveport, Louisiana KatrinaRita Gras, 2006 Oil on clayboard; 18 x 24 in. Collection of William Joyce Widely known as a prolific and imaginatively versatile children’s book writer and illustrator, and the creator of the conceptual characters for the feature films Toy Story and A Bug’s Life, Shreveport native William Joyce has been named “One of the top 100 people to watch in the new millennium” by Newsweek. Joyce’s artistic accolades include winning three Emmy Awards for his Rolie Polie Olie children’s television series and an Academy Award in 2012 for the animated short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Joyce provides illustrations for magazines such as The New Yorker, codirects computeranimated films for DreamWorks Animation in Hollywood, and serves as the artistic director of Artspace gallery and cofounder of Moonbot Studios, both located in Shreveport. LEH ART IN CONTEMPORARY LOUISIANA 283  http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1284 http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1284

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