Animation Collection

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Original Production Animation Cels and Drawing of George Jetson and Mr. Spacely from "The Jetsons," 1962

Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of George Jetson and Mr. Spacely's Body, Head, and Arm from "The Jetsons" third episode "Jetson's Nite Out," 1962, Hanna-Barbera Studios; Production numbers lower cel edges; With matching production drawing in blue ink & graphite, blue, and red pencils; Production stamp and number lower right; Size - George Jetson & Mr. Spacely: 4 x 5 1/4", Cel & Drawing 10 1/2 x 12 1/2"; Unframed.

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Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that was founded in 1957 by former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (the creators of Tom and Jerry), and live-action director George Sidney. It is considered the very first animation studio to successfully produce animated cartoons made exclusively for television. The Hanna-Barbera Studio created cartoon shows for over 30 years including: Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Wacky Races, Scooby-Doo, and The Smurfs. William Hanna and Joe Barbera won seven Academy Awards, eight Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They were also inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1993.

"The Jetsons" was an animated cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and it was first aired on Sunday night September 23, 1962. The series has an enormous fan base because it was re-run for decades on the Saturday morning line up of cartoons. "The Jetsons" is set in the future with fantastic robotic creations, computers, holograms, and flying cars; and was a counterbalance to Hanna-Barbera's other successful cartoon "The Flintstones" that focused on a stone age family.

The main characters of "The Jetsons"are George Jetson, his wife Jane, daughter Judy, son Elroy, and their dog Astro. The Jetson's maid is a robot named Rosie, and they all live in Orbit City. George's boss is Cosmo Spacely of Spacely Space Sprockets. Spacely's competitor is Mr. Cogswell of Cogswell Cogs. George Jetson was voiced by George O'Hanion, Jane by Penny Singleton, Judy by Janet Waldo, Elroy by Daws Butler, Rosie by Jean Vander Pyl, Cosmo Spacely by Mel Blanc, and Mr. Cogswell also by Daws Butler.

Close up of the original production animation cels of George Jetson and Mr. Spacely.

Original production animation cels of George Jetson and Mr. Spacely.

Original production animation cel of Mr. Spacely's head.

Original production animation cel of Mr. Spacely's arm.

Original production animation cel of Mr. Spacely's torso and of George Jetson.

Original production animation drawing of Mr. Spacely's torso and of George Jetson.

This is an extremely rare original production animation cel setup with matching drawing from the third episode of "The Jetsons" that aired on October 7, 1962. The image is of Mr. Spacely and George Jetson seated at the robot football game. George is holding the pink box containing the mink coat that he has won for being the millionth customer of the Space Coliseum. This is a three cel setup with a matching production drawing and a wonderful piece of animation art history!

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Original Production Animation Cel of George Jetson and Mr. Spacely from "The Jetsons," 1962

Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of George Jetson and Mr. Spacely from "The Jetsons" third episode "Jetson's Nite Out," 1962, Hanna-Barbera Studios; Production numbers lower cel edge; With Mel Blanc hand signed in ink overlay cel; Size - George Jetson & Mr. Spacely: 3 x 4", Cel 10 1/2 x 12 1/2"; Unframed.

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Close up of the original production animation cel of George Jetson and Mr. Spacely and the Mel Blanc signature.

The story of "Jetson's Nite Out" is that George and Mr. Spacely want to go to a robot football game, but their wives had already made other plans. Jane and George were supposed to attend a PTA meeting and the Spacelys had tickets to a concert. To avoid the prior commitments, George tells Jane he has to work late and Mr. Spacely tells his wife that he needs to care for a sick employee, which is George. At the robot football game, George is chosen as the millionth customer of the Space Coliseum and is given a fur coat. The live TV broadcast of George and Mr. Spacely is seen by the wives back in the Jetson's apartment. When the guys arrive back at the apartment, as a way out of their predicament of having been caught lying to their wives, they take the coat and cut it into a mink stole for Jane and a mink jacket for Mrs. Spacely.

This is an extremely rare original production animation cel from the third episode of "The Jetsons" that aired on October 7, 1962. The image is of Mr. Spacely and George Jetson seated at the robot football game. George is holding the pink box containing the mink coat that he has won for being the millionth customer of the Space Coliseum. There is also an overlay cel hand signed in ink by Mel Blanc, who provided the voice of Mr. Spacely. This is a wonderful piece of animation art history and a great addition to any collection!

Original Production Animation Cel of The Dogerpillar from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951

Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of a Dogerpillar set on a lithographic background from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 93 in ink lower right; Size - Dogerpillar and Leaf: 5 x 4 3/4", Image 11 1/4 x 11 1/2"; Unframed.

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"There are dog and caterpillars and the copper centipede. Where the lazy daisies love the very peaceful life they lead." - The Flowers

"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.

Original production animation cel of The Dogerpillar without the background.

Close up of the original production animation cel of The Dogerpillar without the background.

Close up of the production number.

While a shrunken Alice is chasing after the White Rabbit, she runs into a flower garden where she encounters a large group of beautiful flowers. Alice begins to talk with them and the flowers exclaim they can sing, and The Red Rose (the leader) says, "Girls! We shall sing "Golden Afternoon". That's about all of us." After the song, all the flowers try to figure out what kind of flower is Alice. When Alice replies that she isn't a flower, they determine that she must be a weed and change their attitude towards her; and they chase her out of their garden.

This is an extremely rare original production animation cel of the Dogerpillar from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951. He is only on the screen for literally seconds as the Flowers sing a verse of "Golden Afternoon," so he is one of the rarest characters in the film to acquire. A beautiful and great addition to any animation art collection!

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Original Production Animation Cel of Bambi On A Courvoisier Background From "Bambi," 1942

Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of Bambi and two bluebirds set over a Courvoisier air brush background from "Bambi," 1942, Walt Disney Studios; WDP stamp lower left; Copyright Walt Disney Productions stamp verso; Size - Bambi: 3 1/2 x 2 3/4", Image 6 1/4 x 7"; Unframed.

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"Good morning young prince." - Animals of the forest

"Bambi," 1942 is a full length animated film by Walt Disney Studios and based on the book "Bambi, A Life in the Woods" by Austrian author Felix Salten. The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942. "Bambi" received three Academy Award nominations: Best Sound (Sam Slyfield), Best Song (for "Love Is a Song" sung by Donald Novis), and Best Original Music Score. In June 2008, the American Film Institute presented a list of its "10 Top 10" (the best ten films in each of ten classic American film genres) and "Bambi" placed third in the animation category. In December 2011, "Bambi" was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.

The story centers on Bambi, a white-tailed deer, his parents (the Great Prince of the forest and his unnamed mother), his animal friends Thumper (a pink-nosed rabbit), Flower (a skunk), and his childhood friend and future mate, a doe named Faline. Walt Disney wanted all of the animals to be more realistic and expressive than those in "Snow White". He had Rico LeBrun, a wildlife animal painter, come into the Disney Studios to lecture to the animators on the structure and movement of animals. The animators went on excursions to the Los Angeles Zoo and Walt Disney set up a small zoo at the Disney Animation Studio with animals such as rabbits, ducks, owls, skunks, and a pair of fawns aptly named Bambi and Faline; so that the artists could see first-hand animal movement. Animator Marc Davis created the final design of Bambi by incorporating LeBurn's realistic study of deer anatomy but exaggerating the character's face by making his proportions baby-like; including a short snout and big expressive eyes.

Close up of the WDP stamp.

"Bambi" was Walt Disney's favorite film he ever made, and it is not too surprising given his love of nature films. The special effects, particularly the water, and the lush hand painted backgrounds create a wonderful environment that allows the viewer to be totally immersed into the film. Combined with a great story of friendship and complete success in the creation of characters; the film is able to provide amazing feelings of both happiness and sadness, as the viewer watches Bambi grows up from fawn to deer.

Although the character of Bambi was designed by Marc Davis; animation was accomplished by Frank Thomas, Milt Kahl, Eric Larson, Ollie Johnson, and Preston Blair. The voice of Bambi was provided by four different actors, corresponding to the different ages of Bambi as he grew older: Bobby Stewart (baby), Donnie Dunagan (young), Hardie Albright (adolescent), and John Sutherland (young adult). Donnie Dunagan was also the performance model for the character, with the animators integrating his facial expressions onto the face of Bambi.

This is a wonderful original production animation cel setup of an eyes and mouth open, full figure image of Bambi; together with a pair of flying bluebirds. The cels have been placed on a Courvoisier air brush background. This is a beautiful piece of original animation artwork that is perfect for any collection!

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Original Production Animation Cel of Ichabod Crane from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Section of "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad," 1949

Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of Ichabod Crane set on a lithographic background from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" section of "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad," 1949, Walt Disney; Size - Ichabod Crane: 7 x 8 1/4", Image 7 1/2 x 12"; Unframed.

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"The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad," 1949 is an animated package film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film consists of two segments – the first is based on the 1908 children's novel "The Wind in the Willows" by British author Kenneth Grahame, and the second is based on the 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," (named Ichabod Crane in the Disney film) by American author Washington Irving. The famed American singer and actor Bing Crosby provided the voice of Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones, and the Narrator.

The story takes place in October 1790 when Ichabod Crane, a lanky, gluttonous, superstitious yet charming man; arrives in Sleepy Hollow, New York. It's a small village north of Tarrytown and is renowned for its ghostly hauntings and Ichabod is to be the town's new schoolmaster. Despite his odd behavior and awkward appearance, he soon wins the hearts of the village's women. Brom Bones, the roughish town hero, does his best to bully Ichabod; however he is very good at ignoring Brom's taunts. Soon Ichabod falls in love with eighteen-year-old Katrina van Tassel, the beautiful daughter and only child of Baltus van Tassel who is the richest man in all of Sleepy Hollow. Brom, who is also in love with the beautiful Katrina, begins to compete with the schoolmaster for her affection. However, Ichabod succeeds in winning Katrina over at every opportunity. Unbeknownst to Ichabod, Katrina is only using him to make Brom jealous.

Original production animation cel of Ichabod Crane without the background.

Both Brom and Ichabod are invited to the annual van Tassel Halloween party. While sitting down to dinner, Brom tells Ichabod and the party guests the ghost story of the Headless Horseman, who had lost his head a long time ago during the Revolutionary War. Ever since, on every Halloween night he rides into Sleepy Hollow looking for a new head. The only way to escape him is to cross the covered bridge, as the Headless Horseman's evil powers are limited to within the dark woods.

After the Halloween party ends, Ichabod rides home alone and keeps imagining that he is being followed. He hears strange sounds and then realizes that it's only cattails bumping against a log; Ichabod and his horse begin to hysterically laugh. But then suddenly both stop, as they realize that another laugh has joined them. As Ichabod and his horse slowly turn around, they find the Headless Horseman about to attack them with his sword. The Horseman begins to chase them, laughing all the while. Ichabod gallops for the bridge and barely manages to make it across. As Ichabod turns around, he screams as the Horseman's black horse rears up, and the Headless Horseman throws a flaming jack o' lantern right at him. The very next morning, Ichabod's hat was found next to a shattered pumpkin; however, Ichabod was never heard from again.

This is a very rare and wonderful hand inked and hand painted production cel of Ichabod Crane. A very large eyes open image of the schoolmaster holding a horseshoe in his right hand. Original artwork from Walt Disney's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is scarce to the market, and this piece would make a great addition to any animation art collection!

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Monday, June 11, 2018

Original Production Animation Cel of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman, and Title Cels Set On A Matching Production Background From "Rub Three Times for Disaster" From "The World's Greatest Super Friends," 1979

Original hand painted production animation cel of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, & Aquaman, and title cels all set on a hand painted matching production background from "Rub Three Times for Disaster" the first episode from "The World's Greatest Super Friends," 1979; Hanna-Barbera Studios; Production numbers in ink lower right; Size - Image 9 x 12 1/2", Frame 21 1/2 x 24 1/2"; Framed with a black wood frame, two acid free mats, black wood fillet, & plexiglass.

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"Super Friends" was an animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which ran from 1973-1986. It was a part of the ABC Saturday morning cartoon lineup and was based on The Justice League of America DC Comics pantheon of characters. There were 109 episodes over 9 seasons: "Super Friends" (1973-1974), "The All-New Super Friends Hour" (1977-1978), "Super Friends/Challenge of the Super Friends" (1978-1979), "The World's Greatest Super Friends" (1979-1980), "Super Friends" (1980-1982), "The Best of the Super Friends" - Reruns (1982-1983), [Cancellation and the "lost episodes"] (1983-1984), "Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" (1984-1985), and "The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians" (1985-1986).

The Super Friends were comprised of a core group of five superheros: Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. Teen sidekicks and their pets included Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog (1973-1975) and the Wonder Twins Jayna & Zan with their pet monkey Gleek (1977-1984). Other Justice League members that appeared in the series include; The Atom, Firestorm, The Flash, Green Landern, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Abin Sur, Plastic Man and Superboy. There were also Justice League members created for the series; Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, El Dorado, and Samurai.

Multiple cel and background setup showing production numbers and peg holes.

Framed original hand painted production animation cel of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, & Aquaman, and title cels all set on a hand painted matching production background from "Rub Three Times for Disaster," 1979

"Rub Three Times For Disaster" was the first episode of "The World's Greatest Super Friends," which first aired on September 22, 1979. The episode starred the core group of five superheros, Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman; along with The Wonder Twins Zan and Jayna and their pet monkey Gleek. The story of the episode is that Kareem Azaar is a ruthless thief on the planet of Zaghdad and he has stole the Magic Lamp of Olam; which when rubbed three times, conjures the evil Genie. Kareem uses the power of the Lamp and Genie to take over the planet and banish the Sultan into the world of the Genie's Lamp. When the Super Friends arrive to save the planet, Superman and the Wonder Twins are imprisoned, along with the Sultan, inside the Genie's Lamp. It is up to Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Batman, and Robin to defeat Kareem and save them and the planet! This is an extremely rare multiple cel title card setup with matching production background. The cel of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman, the cel of THE WORLD'S GREATEST SUPERFRIENDS, and the background would have been used for every title card for the entire series; only the cel of the title of the episode was changed. This is a wonderful piece of animation art history and a great addition to any collection!

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Saturday, May 26, 2018

Original Production Animation Cel of Wart from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963

Original hand painted production animation cel of Wart with Excalibur from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Wart (King Arthur): 6 1/4 x 7 1/2", Image 10 1/4 x 9 1/2"; Unframed.

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"The Sword in the Stone," 1963 is the 18th full length feature film produced by Walt Disney and it was released on December 25, 1963 by Buena Vista Distribution. The film was based on the novel of the same name, that was first published in 1938. It was later republished in 1958 as the first book of T. H. White's tetralogy "The Once and Future King." It was to be the final Disney animated film released before Walt Disney's death on December 15, 1966. The songs in the film were written and composed by the Sherman Brothers, who would become very famous for their future work on later Disney films including; "Mary Poppins," 1964, "The Jungle Book," 1967, and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," 1971.

Original production animation cel of Wart without the background.

Wart was animated by both Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston; and the voice was provided by three different actors; Rickie Sorensen, Richard Reitherman and his brother Robert Reitherman. This lead to noticeable changes in the character's voice between scenes. Also, the three voices all have Brooklyn-esque accents, which differed with the English setting for the film and with the accents spoken by all other characters.

On Christmas Eve, Wart's foster brother Kay is knighted and Wart is reinstated as Kay's squire. On the day of the tournament, Wart realizes that he has left Kay's sword at an Inn, which is now closed. Archimedes sees the Sword in the Stone, and Wart removes it and returns with it to the tournament. Sir Ector, Wart's foster father, recognizes the sword as the one from the stone and the tournament is halted. Sir Ector places the sword back in its anvil, demanding Wart prove that he pulled it. Thinking now that anyone can pull the sword easily, Kay and others try unsuccessfully to remove it. Sir Pellinore and Sir Bart stand up for Wart and encourage him to try and pull the sword again.

This cel is from the scene when Wart has pulled the Sword Excalibur from the anvil and fulfills the prophecy that "whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king, born of England." He rushes back to give the sword to Kay. Later when Wart removes the sword again in front of others, he is crowned King Arthur of England and Merlin tells Arthur that he will go on to lead the Knights of the Round Table and become very famous. This is an extremely rare original production animation cel from the high point of the film. An absolutely phenomenal piece of original animation artwork perfect for any collection!