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Friday, August 25, 2017

Original Production Animation Drawing of Alice from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951


Original production animation drawing of Alice in graphite and brown pencils from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Alice's dialogue of "OH THAT" in brown pencil upper right and numbered 23 in graphite pencil lower right; Size - Alice: 5 3/4 x 4 1/2", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.

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"Oh, that was lovely." - Alice

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (commonly shortened to "Alice in Wonderland"), is a 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson who wrote under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Disney reworked the story to fit with both a younger audience and a time frame suitable for an animated film (it's run time is only 75 minutes).

Kathryn Beaumont, who was born in London England, was just 10 years old when she was chosen for the voice of Alice. Walt Disney personally cast Beaumont after seeing her in the film "On an Island with You," in which the child actress had a small role. Disney was so impressed by her that she was also chosen to be the model for Alice, and would also go on to provide the voice for Wendy in "Peter Pan," 1953. Beaumont has also reprised her voice acting role as Alice in two episodes of the animated series, Disney's "House of Mouse," and as both Alice and Wendy in the video game "Kingdom Hearts." She did not retire as the voice of Alice and Wendy until 2005, when her role for these two characters was taken over by Hynden Walch.

Initial design for the character of Alice was accomplished by Mary Blair during the storyboard phase and also by Les Clark. Alice was animated by Ollie Johnston and also by Marc Davis and Les Clark, who animated her for the tea party scene.


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Alice.


Close up of the production number.

This wonderful drawing of Alice is from the most famous scene in the film, the Mad Tea Party. This scene was supervised by veteran Walt Disney animator Les Clark. In this particular sequence, the Dormouse emerges from a skyrocketing cake to recite "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." He slowly descends into a teapot, and in the next scene Alice smiles, applauds, and says "Oh, that was lovely." This drawing has Alice's dialogue in the upper right: "OH THAT." This is an absolutely perfect image of Alice; she is eyes and mouth open, and would be a great addition to any animation art collection!

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