Celebrating the publication of The Art of John Canemaker: An Animator’s Garden (2026), Canemaker, an Academy Award–winning filmmaker, joins the Museum of Modern Art to present a Saturday matinee (January 17th at 1:30pm) of new digital restoration premieres of classic American animation. From Winsor McCay’s beloved Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) and cartoons starring Krazy Kat, Mutt & Jeff, Betty Boop, and Felix the Cat, to John and Faith Hubley’s Dig (1972), with its driving funk score by Quincy Jones, and Canemaker’s own Confessions of a Stardreamer (1978) and Bridgehampton (1998); Following the screening on January 17 outside Titus 2, Canemaker will sign copies of his new book. All have been restored by MoMA from materials in its unparalleled collection of films and artwork by New York–based independent animation filmmakers. Piano accompaniment by Ben Model. The program repeats as a Saturday matinee (without Canemaker’s introduction) on January 31.

The program includes:
Bridgehampton. 1998. USA. Directed by John Canemaker. DCP. 6 min.
Gertie the Dinosaur. 1914. USA. Directed by Winsor McCay. DCP. Silent. 12 min.
Krazy Kat in The Awful Spook. 1920. USA. Directed by Vernon Stallings. DCP. Silent. 3 min.
Wicked City. 1926. USA. Directed by Paul Terry. DCP. Silent. 7 min.
Mutt & Jeff in the Globe Trotters. 1927. USA. Directed by Charles Bowers, Bud Fisher. DCP. Silent. 8 min.
Felix Woos Whoopee. 1928. USA. Directed by Otto Messmer. DCP. Silent. 6 min.
Confessions of a Stardreamer. 1978. USA. Directed by John Canemaker. DCP. 9 min.
Swat the Fly. 1935. USA. Directed by Dave Flesicher, Dave Tendlar. DCP. 6 min.
Hawaiian Birds. 1936. USA. Directed by Dave Flesicher, Myron Waldman. DCP. 8 min.
Dig. 1972. USA. John Hubley, Faith Hubley. World preservation premiere. DCP. 25 min.

More information – and ticket availability – check the Museum of Modern Art website.