Original production animation drawing of Peg in graphite, blue, and red pencils from "Lady and the Tramp," 1955, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered A-53 in pencil lower right; Size - Peg: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.
"He's
a Tramp, but they love him. Breaks a new heart everyday. He's a Tramp,
they adore him. And I only hope he'll stay that way!" - Peg
"Lady
and the Tramp" (released on June 22, 1955) is a full length featured
animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by Buena Vista
Distribution. The film was the 15th in the Walt Disney Animated Classics
series, and it was the first animated feature filmed in with the
CinemaScope widescreen film process. The film was based on the story
"Happy Dan, The Whistling Dog" by Ward Greene and tells the story of a
female American Cocker Spaniel named Lady who lives with a refined,
upper-middle-class family. Lady meets a male stray mutt named Tramp and
they embark on many exciting and romantic adventures.
One
evening in 1937, Disney storyman Joe Grant invited Walt Disney over to
his house for dinner and ended up showed Disney a drawing he had made of
his pet spinger spaniel, who was named Lady. Walt loved the drawing and
suggested that Joe make a storyboard out of it; which he did and the
plan was to create a new animated film, simply titled "Lady." The story
that was pitched ended up being too simplistic to Walt Disney's taste,
and the project was put on hold until about 20 years later.
Close up of the original production animation drawing of Peg.
Production number.
Besides
Lady and Tramp, the standout character is the film is Peg, a Pekingese
who is one of the dogs encountered by Lady when she ends up at the dog
pound. Peg is named after and slightly resembles her voice actress,
Peggy Lee. Peg's highlight in the film was her singing the song "He's A
Tramp" in the dog pound.
Peggy
Lee was an American pop and jazz singer, songwriter, and actress who
provided the original speaking and singing voices of not only Peg, but
Si and Am and Darling. Lee also composed the majority of the film's
soundtrack with Sonny Burke; as well as performed "He's a Tramp", "La La
Lu", "What Is a Baby?", and "The Siamese Cat Song."
Peg was wonderfully animated by veteran Disney animator Eric Larson. From Walt Disney animator Andreas Deja:
"Eric
usually downplayed his capabilities as a draughtsman when compared to
animators like Kahl, Davis or Frank and Ollie. But his assignments for
the film Lady and the Tramp show clearly that he was not only a great
actor with a pencil, but that his drawings were right on par with the
studio's high standards. Peg's animation during her song "He's a Tramp"
is beautifully timed in its rhythm and elegant moves."
This
is a very large and wonderful full figure, eyes and mouth open, original production
animation drawing of Peg. Just a perfect image and a great addition to any
animation art collection!
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