The Man Who Shot The Man Who Shot Lincoln

July 22, 2014 8:17 PM

An animated interpretation of the strange life of Boston Corbett, the man who killed John Wilkes Booth. It was animated in charcoal, pastels and crayon on the pages of 12 paperback books.

Previously: "Asked what had happened since he entered history by shooting Booth that early morning in Virginia, Corbett said that despite his fame, he had nothing."

posted by bq (5 comments total)

That was very interesting. In a good way.
posted by harrietthespy at 8:37 PM on July 22, 2014

Thanks, bq: a really fascinating post from which I learned a great deal.
posted by On the Corner at 3:15 AM on July 23, 2014 [1 favorite]

The driver's side window of a box truck was used as the light box for animating because I made the entire thing while I was at work (a job I no longer have).


Woohoo Makin' animation at work!


(I mean, when it isn't actually your job.)
posted by louche mustachio at 7:09 AM on July 23, 2014

Impossible (for me anyway) to read that fast.
posted by hal9k at 9:51 AM on July 23, 2014

Corbett, ???, Davis, Ruby.
posted by BrotherCaine at 11:47 AM on July 23, 2014