Anne Beal is an American filmmaker working in handmade animation and sound. Her film, Balance and Swing, comprised of 2,500 watercolor paintings, premiered at the Annecy International Animation Festival (France) in 2013. Since then, Anne’s films have screened at notable festivals such as the London International Animation Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival. Her animated music videos have been featured in Paste Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and on NPR. In addition to fiddling for square dances, Anne uses her violin to get into parties at film festivals, add color to soundscapes, and make strange sounds for friends' films. She has taught animation in the Film/Video/New Media/Animation department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is an alumnus of the Rhode Island School of Design.
Anne Beal
Studios
Putnam
Anne Beal worked in the Putnam studio.
The Graphics Studio (as it was originally named) was converted to its present use in 1972–1974 through a grant from the Putnam Foundation, and originally served the property as both a power house and pump house. Well water was pumped from a large cistern to Hillcrest, the Foreman’s Cottage, and the lower buildings closer to…