Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of the March Hare set on a lithographic background from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Size - March Hare: 5 1/4 x 6 1/4", Image 6 x 9"; Unframed.
“Tea?” - March Hare
The
Mad Hatter and the March Hare are two of the most famous characters in
the Walt Disney classic film "Alice In Wonderland," from 1951. The story
is taken from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (commonly shortened to
"Alice in Wonderland"), 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 75 minutes). Kathryn
Beaumont was just 10 years old when she was chosen for the voice of
Alice and Walt Disney was so impressed by her that she was also chosen
to be a model for Alice. The interesting thing about the story and the
film is that practically every character that Alice meets functions as
an antagonist towards her.
Original production animation cel of The March Hare without the background.
The
animator Ward Kimball was a tour de force for the film "Alice In
Wonderland," and he animated the following: Alice (one scene), the White
Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter,
the March Hare, the Walrus and the Carpenter, the Oysters, and the
Dormouse. Kimball, was a superb draftsman, and he preferred to animate
comical characters rather than realistic human figures. Because of this,
"Alice In Wonderland" was the perfect film for him as it was filled
with wonderful creatures all acting odd and comical. Animating came
easily to him and he was constantly looking to do things in a different
way; which lead Walt Disney to call Kimball a genius in the book "The
Story of Walt Disney."
The
March Hare's appearance and mannerisms were modeled after his original
voice actor, Jerry Colonna. Gerardo Luigi "Jerry" Colonna was an
American comedian, singer, songwriter, and trombonist; who is best
remembered as the zaniest of Bob Hope's sidekicks in his popular radio
shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s. This wonderful original cel is
from the Mad Tea Party scene which is one of the most famous scenes in
the film, if not all of the Disney films! The cel is from the sequence
where The March Hare asks The Mad Hatter if he wants tea in order to repair the White Rabbit's pocket watch. A great pose
with both his eyes and mouth open, and he is balancing a tea pot on his right index finger. A spectacular image that is perfect for any animation art collection!
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