Putto of Ilaria del Carretto, sculpted by Jacopo della Quercia in Lucca). Since then, Donatello has been called the originator of the putto because of the contribution to art he made in restoring the classical form of putto. He gave putto a distinct character by infusing the form with Christian meanings and using it in new contexts such as musician angels. Putti also began to feature in works showing figures from classical mythology, which became popular in the same period. Most Renaissance putti are essentially decorative and they ornament both religious and secular works, without usually taking any actual part in
Sock-a-Bye Baby away hidden in large haystacks. Filming for "Sock-a-Bye Baby" commenced between April 28 and May 1, 1942. The film title is a parody of the lullaby "Rock-a-bye Baby", likely shared by the similarly-named Popeye cartoon "Sock-a-Bye, Baby" from 1934. This short is one of the rare few that contains explicit racial humor. Specifically, after Curly begins singing a song about Japanese people, he catches himself and says "What am I sayin'? [spits Pew!] on the Japanese." The U.S. was at war with Japan during World War II at the time and jingoism was a presence in the media. While washing