Original hand painted production animation cel of Mowgli from "The Jungle Book," 1967, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With original Art Corner Certificate sticker; Size - Mowgli: 7 1/4 x 5", Image 10 x 11 3/4"; Unframed.
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To purchase this cel or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!
"The Jungle Book," 1967 was the
nineteenth animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions and
inspired by Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name. The film was
directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was to be the last film that was
worked on by Walt Disney, as he passed away during its production. The
film follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in the Indian jungle by
wolves, as he encounters Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear; who
try and convince him to leave the jungle before the villainous tiger
Shere Khan finds him. Voice actors include: Phil Harris, Sebastian
Cabot, George Sanders and Louis Prima; as well as Disney regulars such
as Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley, Verna Felton, and the director's
son, Bruce Reitherman, as the voice of Mowgli.
Close up of the original hand painted production animation cel of Mowgli.
Wolfgang Reitherman began working for Walt Disney in 1934, along with
future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked
together on a number of classic Disney shorts, including "The Band
Concert," "Music Land," and "Elmer Elephant." Reitherman worked on
various Disney feature films produced from 1937 to 1981, including "Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs" (animating the Slave in the Magic Mirror)
up to "The Fox and the Hound," where he was the co-producer. Beginning
with 1961's "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," "Woolie", as he was called
by friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. In addition to
"101 Dalmatians," Reitherman directed "The Sword in the Stone" (1963),
"The Jungle Book" (1967), "The Aristocats" (1970), "Robin Hood" (1973)
and "The Rescuers" (1977).
Close up of the original Art Corner Certificate sticker.
One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short "Winnie the Pooh and the
Blustery Day," won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In
addition, all three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard, and Robert
provided voices for Disney characters, including Mowgli in "The Jungle
Book," Christopher Robin in "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree," and
Wart in "The Sword in the Stone." Not only did Bruce Reitherman provided
the voice of Mowgli in "The Jungle Book," but he also acted out certain
scenes as live action reference for the animators. The character of
Mowgli was animated by quite a few animators, however Milt Kahl set the
final design and the majority of Mowgli's scenes were animated by Frank
Thomas and Ollie Johnston.
This is a large, eyes and mouth open, waist up, portrait image of Mowgli; the main character of Walt Disney's contemporary masterpiece "The Jungle Book." A great image originally sold through Walt Disney's Animation Art Gallery, Art Corner, that was located inside of Walt Disneyland in California. A wonderful piece of animation artwork and a beautiful piece of animation history!
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