Most were how-to manuals dealing with art and drawing techniques, but two were about aspects of the film industry, which was rapidly developing in the early years of the 20th century.

Edwin and his brother William were raised on a farm in Palmyra, NJ, while Flora and Ernest grew up in the homes of aunts and uncles in the Philadelphia area.

At the age of 11, Lutz was enrolled in the boarding school Nazareth Hall, a "classical academy" where music, drawing, painting, French, Latin, and Greek were taught.

In this school, he studied under Thomas Eakins, a realist painter that has prominence as an important artist in American art history.

The book, which was created for the beginning drawer, consists of sequenced illustrations that provide step-by-step instructions on how to sketch figures.

In it, Lutz taught a method of drawing based on the technique used in French art schools in the 19th century: begin with large basic forms and progressively refine them by adding smaller shapes and detail.

At the age of 52, Lutz wrote his most influential book, Animated Cartoons - How they are made, their origin and development, (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920).

[4] At the age of 19, Walt Disney borrowed Animated Cartoons from the Kansas City Library shortly after the book was published in 1920.