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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Original Production Animation Drawing of Ursula from "The Little Mermaid," 1989


Original production animation drawing of Ursula in blue pencil from "The Little Mermaid," 1989, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 31 upper right and 38 lower right; Size - Ursula: 10 1/2 x 12 1/4", Sheet 10 1/2 x 13"; Unframed.

To purchase this drawing or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

"Babies! My poor little poopsies!" - Ursula 

"The Little Mermaid," is an American animated musical fantasy film and the 28th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures to theaters on November 17, 1989. The film was based on the Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, which tells the story of a beautiful mermaid princess who dreams of becoming human. The film was written, directed, and produced by Ron Clements and John Musker; with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. The voice cast includes: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Buddy Hackett, and René Auberjonois.

"The Little Mermaid," 1989 was the final Disney film using hand painted animation cels. Disney Studios, specifically Ron Clements and John Musker, adapted the Hans Christian Anderson story to give the villain a much bigger role. The first choice to voice the character was Beatrice Arthur who turned down the part. It was eventually accepted by veteran stage actress Elaine Stritch; however she clashed with the music stylist. The voice was finally given to Pat Caroll who described the role as, "part Shakespearean actress, with all the flair, flamboyance and theatricality, and part used-car salesman with a touch of con artist." Although I would have loved to have heard Arthur and Stritch sing "Pour Unfortunate Souls," Ursula is the absolute embodiment of Caroll and I think she was the best choice!

The animation of the character was initially offered to Glen Keane, however after hearing Jodi Benson sing "Part of Your World" he wanted to animate Ariel instead and so Ursula ended up going to Disney animator, Ruben Aquino. Aquino credits Ursula as his favorite character in which he has ever worked and said, "When animating Ursula, I was inspired mainly by the voice and by the story sketches, but of course, I also worked very closely with the directors (John Musker and Ron Clements) to realize their vision. Given a great voice, the scenes almost animate themselves, and that definitely was the case with Pat Carroll's amazing vocal performance. I also did a lot of research on octopus locomotion to make sure Ursula's movements were convincing."

This is an outstanding drawing from Ursula's final battle with King Triton, Prince Eric, and Ariel. King Triton, in order to save Ariel, makes a trade with Ursula for him to become her prisoner. Ursula then gains the crown and King Trident's magical trident. She uses the trident to try and destroy Eric, but it is misdirected by Ariel; causing Ursula to accidentally destroys her two pet eels Flotsam and Jetsam. This is a large drawing of Ursula wearing the crown. The dialog for this drawing is below:

Ursula: "Babies! My poor little poopsies!"

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Original Production Animation Drawing of Ursula from "The Little Mermaid," 1989


Original production animation drawing of Ursula in blue pencil from "The Little Mermaid," 1989, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 22 lower right; Animation ladder upper right; Size - Ursula: 10 1/4 x 12", Sheet 10 1/2 x 13"; Unframed.

To purchase this drawing or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

"Babies! My poor little poopsies!" - Ursula 

"The Little Mermaid," is an American animated musical fantasy film and the 28th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures to theaters on November 17, 1989. The film was based on the Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, which tells the story of a beautiful mermaid princess who dreams of becoming human. The film was written, directed, and produced by Ron Clements and John Musker; with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. The voice cast includes: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Buddy Hackett, and René Auberjonois.

"The Little Mermaid," 1989 was the final Disney film using hand painted animation cels. Disney Studios, specifically Ron Clements and John Musker, adapted the Hans Christian Anderson story to give the villain a much bigger role. The first choice to voice the character was Beatrice Arthur who turned down the part. It was eventually accepted by veteran stage actress Elaine Stritch; however she clashed with the music stylist. The voice was finally given to Pat Caroll who described the role as, "part Shakespearean actress, with all the flair, flamboyance and theatricality, and part used-car salesman with a touch of con artist." Although I would have loved to have heard Arthur and Stritch sing "Pour Unfortunate Souls," Ursula is the absolute embodiment of Caroll and I think she was the best choice!

The animation of the character was initially offered to Glen Keane, however after hearing Jodi Benson sing "Part of Your World" he wanted to animate Ariel instead and so Ursula ended up going to Disney animator, Ruben Aquino. Aquino credits Ursula as his favorite character in which he has ever worked and said, "When animating Ursula, I was inspired mainly by the voice and by the story sketches, but of course, I also worked very closely with the directors (John Musker and Ron Clements) to realize their vision. Given a great voice, the scenes almost animate themselves, and that definitely was the case with Pat Carroll's amazing vocal performance. I also did a lot of research on octopus locomotion to make sure Ursula's movements were convincing."

This is an outstanding drawing from Ursula's final battle with King Triton, Prince Eric, and Ariel. King Triton, in order to save Ariel, makes a trade with Ursula for him to become her prisoner. Ursula then gains the crown and King Trident's magical trident. She uses the trident to try and destroy Eric, but it is misdirected by Ariel; causing Ursula to accidentally destroys her two pet eels Flotsam and Jetsam. This is a large drawing of Ursula wearing the crown. The dialog for this drawing is below:

Ursula: "Babies! My poor little poopsies!"

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Original Production Animation Drawing of Ursula from "The Little Mermaid," 1989


Original production animation drawing of Ursula in blue pencil from "The Little Mermaid," 1989, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 21 upper right and 20 lower right; Size - Ursula: 10 1/4 x 12 1/2", Sheet 10 1/2 x 13"; Unframed.

To purchase this drawing or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

"Babies! My poor little poopsies!" - Ursula 

"The Little Mermaid," is an American animated musical fantasy film and the 28th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures to theaters on November 17, 1989. The film was based on the Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, which tells the story of a beautiful mermaid princess who dreams of becoming human. The film was written, directed, and produced by Ron Clements and John Musker; with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. The voice cast includes: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Buddy Hackett, and René Auberjonois.

"The Little Mermaid," 1989 was the final Disney film using hand painted animation cels. Disney Studios, specifically Ron Clements and John Musker, adapted the Hans Christian Anderson story to give the villain a much bigger role. The first choice to voice the character was Beatrice Arthur who turned down the part. It was eventually accepted by veteran stage actress Elaine Stritch; however she clashed with the music stylist. The voice was finally given to Pat Caroll who described the role as, "part Shakespearean actress, with all the flair, flamboyance and theatricality, and part used-car salesman with a touch of con artist." Although I would have loved to have heard Arthur and Stritch sing "Pour Unfortunate Souls," Ursula is the absolute embodiment of Caroll and I think she was the best choice!

The animation of the character was initially offered to Glen Keane, however after hearing Jodi Benson sing "Part of Your World" he wanted to animate Ariel instead and so Ursula ended up going to Disney animator, Ruben Aquino. Aquino credits Ursula as his favorite character in which he has ever worked and said, "When animating Ursula, I was inspired mainly by the voice and by the story sketches, but of course, I also worked very closely with the directors (John Musker and Ron Clements) to realize their vision. Given a great voice, the scenes almost animate themselves, and that definitely was the case with Pat Carroll's amazing vocal performance. I also did a lot of research on octopus locomotion to make sure Ursula's movements were convincing."

This is an outstanding drawing from Ursula's final battle with King Triton, Prince Eric, and Ariel. King Triton, in order to save Ariel, makes a trade with Ursula for him to become her prisoner. Ursula then gains the crown and King Trident's magical trident. She uses the trident to try and destroy Eric, but it is misdirected by Ariel; causing Ursula to accidentally destroys her two pet eels Flotsam and Jetsam. This is a large drawing of Ursula wearing the crown. The dialog for this drawing is below:

Ursula: "Babies! My poor little poopsies!"

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Original Production Animation Drawing of Ursula from "The Little Mermaid," 1989


Original production animation drawing of Ursula in blue pencil from "The Little Mermaid," 1989, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 18 lower right; Animation ladder upper right; Size - Ursula: 10 1/4 x 12 1/2", Sheet 10 1/2 x 13"; Unframed.

To purchase this drawing or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

"Babies! My poor little poopsies!" - Ursula 

"The Little Mermaid," is an American animated musical fantasy film and the 28th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures to theaters on November 17, 1989. The film was based on the Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, which tells the story of a beautiful mermaid princess who dreams of becoming human. The film was written, directed, and produced by Ron Clements and John Musker; with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. The voice cast includes: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Buddy Hackett, and René Auberjonois.

"The Little Mermaid," 1989 was the final Disney film using hand painted animation cels. Disney Studios, specifically Ron Clements and John Musker, adapted the Hans Christian Anderson story to give the villain a much bigger role. The first choice to voice the character was Beatrice Arthur who turned down the part. It was eventually accepted by veteran stage actress Elaine Stritch; however she clashed with the music stylist. The voice was finally given to Pat Caroll who described the role as, "part Shakespearean actress, with all the flair, flamboyance and theatricality, and part used-car salesman with a touch of con artist." Although I would have loved to have heard Arthur and Stritch sing "Pour Unfortunate Souls," Ursula is the absolute embodiment of Caroll and I think she was the best choice!

The animation of the character was initially offered to Glen Keane, however after hearing Jodi Benson sing "Part of Your World" he wanted to animate Ariel instead and so Ursula ended up going to Disney animator, Ruben Aquino. Aquino credits Ursula as his favorite character in which he has ever worked and said, "When animating Ursula, I was inspired mainly by the voice and by the story sketches, but of course, I also worked very closely with the directors (John Musker and Ron Clements) to realize their vision. Given a great voice, the scenes almost animate themselves, and that definitely was the case with Pat Carroll's amazing vocal performance. I also did a lot of research on octopus locomotion to make sure Ursula's movements were convincing."

This is an outstanding drawing from Ursula's final battle with King Triton, Prince Eric, and Ariel. King Triton, in order to save Ariel, makes a trade with Ursula for him to become her prisoner. Ursula then gains the crown and King Trident's magical trident. She uses the trident to try and destroy Eric, but it is misdirected by Ariel; causing Ursula to accidentally destroys her two pet eels Flotsam and Jetsam. This is a large drawing of Ursula wearing the crown. The dialog for this drawing is below:

Ursula: "Babies! My poor little poopsies!"

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Original Production Animation Drawing of Ursula from "The Little Mermaid," 1989


Original production animation drawing of Ursula in blue pencil from "The Little Mermaid," 1989, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 17 upper right and 16 lower right; Size - Ursula: 10 x 12 1/4", Sheet 10 1/2 x 13"; Unframed.

To purchase this drawing or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

"Babies! My poor little poopsies!" - Ursula 

"The Little Mermaid," is an American animated musical fantasy film and the 28th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures to theaters on November 17, 1989. The film was based on the Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, which tells the story of a beautiful mermaid princess who dreams of becoming human. The film was written, directed, and produced by Ron Clements and John Musker; with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. The voice cast includes: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Buddy Hackett, and René Auberjonois.

"The Little Mermaid," 1989 was the final Disney film using hand painted animation cels. Disney Studios, specifically Ron Clements and John Musker, adapted the Hans Christian Anderson story to give the villain a much bigger role. The first choice to voice the character was Beatrice Arthur who turned down the part. It was eventually accepted by veteran stage actress Elaine Stritch; however she clashed with the music stylist. The voice was finally given to Pat Caroll who described the role as, "part Shakespearean actress, with all the flair, flamboyance and theatricality, and part used-car salesman with a touch of con artist." Although I would have loved to have heard Arthur and Stritch sing "Pour Unfortunate Souls," Ursula is the absolute embodiment of Caroll and I think she was the best choice!

The animation of the character was initially offered to Glen Keane, however after hearing Jodi Benson sing "Part of Your World" he wanted to animate Ariel instead and so Ursula ended up going to Disney animator, Ruben Aquino. Aquino credits Ursula as his favorite character in which he has ever worked and said, "When animating Ursula, I was inspired mainly by the voice and by the story sketches, but of course, I also worked very closely with the directors (John Musker and Ron Clements) to realize their vision. Given a great voice, the scenes almost animate themselves, and that definitely was the case with Pat Carroll's amazing vocal performance. I also did a lot of research on octopus locomotion to make sure Ursula's movements were convincing."

This is an outstanding drawing from Ursula's final battle with King Triton, Prince Eric, and Ariel. King Triton, in order to save Ariel, makes a trade with Ursula for him to become her prisoner. Ursula then gains the crown and King Trident's magical trident. She uses the trident to try and destroy Eric, but it is misdirected by Ariel; causing Ursula to accidentally destroys her two pet eels Flotsam and Jetsam. This is a large drawing of Ursula wearing the crown. The dialog for this drawing is below:

Ursula: "Babies! My poor little poopsies!"

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Saturday, January 27, 2018

Original Production Animation Cel and Drawing of The Ant & The Aardvark from "The Ant and The Aardvark," 1970-71


Original hand painted production animation cel of The Ant & The Aardvark with matching Ant drawing from "The Ant and The Aardvark," 1970-71, Depatie-Freleng Enterprises; Set on an original hand-painted production animation background, Unknown Studio; Production numbers upper background edge; Size - Aardvark: 6 1/2 x 3 1/2", Ant: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4", Background: 10 1/2 x 14, Image 9 3/4 x 12 1/4"; Unframed.


DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, (1963-1981) was an American animation company that was based in Burbank, California. It produced theatrical cartoons, animated series, commercials, film title design sequences, and television specials; but was most known for The Pink Panther film titles and cartoon shorts, as well as the Dr. Seuss cartoon adaptations made for CBS and ABC. The company was founded by two former Warner Bros. Cartoons employees, director/composer/producer Friz Freleng and executive David H. DePatie. Although Freleng and DePatie were no longer working for Warner Bros., they were able to lease the former Warner cartoons studio, complete with equipment and supplies, for only a few dollars each year.


Original production animation cel of The Ant and The Aardvark on the original hand-painted production background.


Original production animation cel of The Ant and The Aardvark without the background.

Director Blake Edwards contacted DePatie-Freleng and asked them to design a panther character for Edwards's new film, The Pink Panther; and they would also produce the animated titles for the film. The opening titles were hugely popular and soon DePatie-Freleng contracted with United Artists to produce a series of cartoon shorts featuring the Pink Panther. The first entry in the Pink Panther series, The Pink Phink, was directed by Freleng; and won the studio its only Academy Award in 1964. In 1967, DePatie-Freleng would receive another Academy Award nomination for The Pink Blueprint. The studio created over 100 Pink Panther shorts for both theatrical release and television through 1980.

Henry Mancini composed "The Pink Panther Theme" for the live action films, which was also used in the cartoon series. Doug Goodwin composed the show's opening title music, while William Lava and Walter Greene composed music scores heard throughout the cartoons; many of which were derivations of Mancini's composition.


Original production animation drawing of The Ant.


Close up of the original production drawing of The Ant.

The Pink Panther theatrical series of cartoons became the basis of a Saturday morning television series, The Pink Panther Show. The series (1969-1980) also included cartoons of The Inspector; and eventually The Ant and the Aardvark, Tijuana Toads (a.k.a. Texas Toads), Hoot Kloot, Misterjaw, Roland and Rattfink, The Dogfather, and two Tijuana Toads spinoffs: The Blue Racer and Crazylegs Crane. It was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and was broadcast on two American television networks: from September 6, 1969 to September 2, 1978, on NBC; and from September 9, 1978 to September 1, 1980, on ABC (as The All New Pink Panther Show). After nine years on NBC, the Pink Panther moved to ABC in 1978 and was titled The All New Pink Panther Show, where it lasted one season before leaving the network realm entirely. The ABC version of the series featured sixteen episodes with 32 new Pink Panther cartoons, and 16 featuring Crazylegs Crane.

Over its 11 years on various television networks, The Pink Panther Show had a variety of names:
The Pink Panther Show (1969–1970)
The Pink Panther Meets the Ant and the Aardvark (1970–1971)
The New Pink Panther Show (1971–1974)
The Pink Panther and Friends (1974–1976)
It's the All New Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show Introducing Misterjaw (1976–1977)
Think Pink Panther (1977–1978)
The All New Pink Panther Show (1978–1980)

The Ant and The Aardvark cartoon shorts center on a blue aardvark (voiced by John Byner who was impersonating the comedian Jackie Mason) trying to catch and eat a red ant named Charlie (also voiced by John Byner but impersonating Dean Martin). The Aardvark's trunk sucking was the sound of a vacuum cleaner. The series was enormously popular, but only 17 shorts were every produced. Unique techniques were employed for the series, including making the Aardvark and his clothing (shorts and t-shirt) all one color blue; and the Ant was painted all red. This allowed for the two characters to clearly stand out on the brightly colored backgrounds. Another production element was the jazzy musical score that was directed by Doug Goodwin. He assembled a group jazz session musicians to perform the opening/closing credits and the musical cues; and for the first time in animated cartoon history all six of the musicians received on screen credit.


Original hand-painted production animation background.


Close up of the background production number.

This is a spectacular cel setup of both The Aardvark and The Ant from "The Ant and The Aardvark," 1970-71. Both characters are full figure, eyes open, and there is the matching original production drawing of The Ant. In addition, the cel is placed on an original hand-painted production animation background. This is an extremely rare collection of original production animation artwork, and a great addition to any collection!

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Original Production Animation Cel of Jessica Rabbit from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?," 1988


Original hand painted production animation cel of Jessica Rabbit from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?," 1988, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Walt Disney Company Seal lower right and with original Walt Disney Company Certificate; Size - Jessica Rabbit: 5 3/4 x 3 3/4", Image 8 x 13", Frame 13 1/4 x 18 1/4"; Framed with a black metal frame, double matted, and plexiglass.

 To purchase this cel or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." - Jessica Rabbit

"Who Framed Roger Rabbit," 1988 is a Walt Disney live-action/animated fantasy featured film that was released on June 22, 1988. The film was produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, and is based on Gary K. Wolf's 1981 novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" The film stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, and Joanne Cassidy. Combining live-action with animation, the story follows a private detective, Eddie Valiant, who must exonerate "Toon" Roger Rabbit who is accused of murdering a wealthy businessman. The film was a blockbuster and critical success wining three Academy Awards and a Special Achievement Award. The film grossed $329,803,958 in 1988, and at the time of release was the twentieth highest grossing film of all time. In 2016 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Walt Disney Pictures purchased the film rights for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" in 1981 and in 1985 the project was revamped by Michael Eisner, the new CEO of Disney. Eisner brought in executive producer Steven Spielberg and his production company Amblin Entertainment. Spielberg convinced Warner Bros., Fleischer Studios, King Features Syndicate, Felix the Cat Productions, Turner Entertainment, and Universal Pictures/Walter Lantz Productions to "lend" their character to appear in the film; although many had stipulations were added about how the characters could be portrayed. For example Disney's Donald Duck and Warner Bros. Daffy Duck would appear as equally-talented dueling pianists; and Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny would also share equal time for their first ever animated screen scene together. Spielberg's negotiations contributed to audience admiration for the film because of a large number of famous animated characters appearing together for the first time. The cast of characters, combined with brilliant animation that was integrated with seamless live action, made the film a visual masterpiece!


Close up of the Jessica Rabbit original production animation cel without the background.


Close up of The Walt Disney Company Seal.


Original Walt Disney Company Certificate.

The breakout character of the film was Jessica Rabbit, Roger's beautiful and seductive "Toon" wife. Jessica was animated by Walt Disney supervising animator Richard Williams and by James Baxter; and Kathleen Turner provided the voice of the character, but was uncredited in the film. Amy Irving supplied Jessica's singing voice and Betsy Brantley was the live actress stand-in. Jessica Rabbit was an incredible mix of cartoon and realism that merged in the creation of a modern femme fatale, who captivated male viewers all over the world!


Framed Jessica Rabbit original production animation cel.

Jessica Rabbit first appears in the film when she performs the song "Why Don't You Do Right?" at the "Ink and Paint Club." The name of the club is derived from the Ink and Paint Department of Walt Disney Animation Studios, where all the inking and painting of animation cels occurs. This is an absolutely perfect original production animation cel of Jessica Rabbit. She is seated on a plush sofa, looking directly at the viewer. She is eyes and mouth open, full figure, wearing her hot pink dress, purple high heels, and her long purple gloves. Both hands are on her upper left leg and her stockings with garter hooks are in clear view. One the sexiest poses in the entire film and a spectacular image that is perfect for any Walt Disney animation art collection!

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Original Production Animation Drawing of Peg from "Lady and the Tramp," 1955


Original production animation drawing of Peg in graphite, blue, and red pencils from "Lady and the Tramp," 1955, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered A-21 in pencil lower right; Size - Peg: 7 1/2 x 7 1/4", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.

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"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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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Original Production Animation Drawing of Lady Tremaine (Wicked Stepmother) from "Cinderella," 1950


Original production animation drawing of Lady Tremaine (Stepmother) in red and graphite pencils from "Cinderella," 1950, Walt Disney Studios; Signed by Frank Thomas in pencil lower center; Numbered 53 in pencil lower right; Size - Lady Tremaine (Stepmother): 9 x 4", Sheet: 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.

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"Often, patrons would be horrified or dismayed by the behavior of a villain, but more people actually hated the Stepmother more than any other villain we ever created." - Ollie Johnson and Frank Thomas from "The Disney Villain," 1993

The 1950 Walt Disney feature film "Cinderella" was based on the French version of the tale by Charles Perrault, entitled "Cinderella" and written in 1698. The film was the second in the series of great Princess films developed by Disney, the first being Snow White in 1937. The character of Cinderella is usually front and center in the pantheon of Disney Princess merchandise, perhaps because she is the only Princess not to be of a noble blood line who ended up marrying a Prince and becoming royalty.

Eleanor Audley (TV and film actress as well as familiar radio and animation voice talent) was filmed while she was dressed and speaking as the Stepmother; and as she performed scenes outlined in the film. Those film reels were used by animator Frank Thomas to convey even more realism to the character. Although the framed images were not directly copied by the animator, they were used as reference for lifelike movements. Eleanor Audley also voiced the Stepmother and her articulation conveyed the fire and raw power of the character. She could be sharp and curt in telling Cinderella what chores to do while lying in bed and slowly stirring her cup of tea, or her voice could be calm are cruel while watching as her daughters viciously destroyed Cinderella's dress.


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Lady Tremaine (Wicked Stepmother).


Close up of the production number.

Frank Thomas did a phenomenal job of controlling the Stepmother's actions to make sure that they were were not wild and out of control; but rather calculated, cold, and precise. The story of Cinderella presented a situation where a villain lived and interacted with her victim day after day under the same roof. The actions of the Stepmother seemed even more cruel because not only were both she and Cinderella animated in a very realistic fashion, but because of the close proximity the cruelness of the villain could be seen as even more intense by the reactions on Cinderella's face. If all this were not enough, the Stepmother's arsenal of evil was compounded by her two ill mannered daughters Anastasia and Drizella; as well as Lucifer the cat, who delighted in trying to kill Cinderella's mouse friends.

This drawing is from the scene when Lady Tremaine realizes that a Royal Proclamation has been issued, and that whoever should be able to fit into the recovered glass slipper would marry the Prince. The Stepmother races upstairs to inform her daughters Anastasia and Drizella of the news. She pauses on the staircase, and says to Cinderella, "Don't just stand there! Bring up the breakfast trays at once. And hurry." This is a very large and expressive drawing of Lady Tramine. Both her eyes and mouth are open, and the drawing is hand signed by Walt Disney master animator Frank Thomas. A great piece of vintage Walt Disney animation artwork from the full length masterpiece "Cinderella!"
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Monday, January 22, 2018

Original Production Animation Cels of The Ant & The Aardvark from "The Ant and The Aardvark," 1970-71


Original hand painted production animation cels of The Ant and The Aardvark from "The Ant and The Aardvark," 1970-71, Depatie-Freleng Enterprises; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Aardvark: 6 1/2 x 3 1/4", Ant: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4", Image 10 x 12"; Unframed.


DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, (1963-1981) was an American animation company that was based in Burbank, California. It produced theatrical cartoons, animated series, commercials, film title design sequences, and television specials; but was most known for The Pink Panther film titles and cartoon shorts, as well as the Dr. Seuss cartoon adaptations made for CBS and ABC. The company was founded by two former Warner Bros. Cartoons employees, director/composer/producer Friz Freleng and executive David H. DePatie. Although Freleng and DePatie were no longer working for Warner Bros., they were able to lease the former Warner cartoons studio, complete with equipment and supplies, for only a few dollars each year.


Original production animation cel of The Aardvark without the background.


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

Director Blake Edwards contacted DePatie-Freleng and asked them to design a panther character for Edwards's new film, The Pink Panther; and they would also produce the animated titles for the film. The opening titles were hugely popular and soon DePatie-Freleng contracted with United Artists to produce a series of cartoon shorts featuring the Pink Panther. The first entry in the Pink Panther series, The Pink Phink, was directed by Freleng; and won the studio its only Academy Award in 1964. In 1967, DePatie-Freleng would receive another Academy Award nomination for The Pink Blueprint. The studio created over 100 Pink Panther shorts for both theatrical release and television through 1980.

Henry Mancini composed "The Pink Panther Theme" for the live action films, which was also used in the cartoon series. Doug Goodwin composed the show's opening title music, while William Lava and Walter Greene composed music scores heard throughout the cartoons; many of which were derivations of Mancini's composition.


Original production animation cel of The Ant without the background.


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

The Pink Panther theatrical series of cartoons became the basis of a Saturday morning television series, The Pink Panther Show. The series (1969-1980) also included cartoons of The Inspector; and eventually The Ant and the Aardvark, Tijuana Toads (a.k.a. Texas Toads), Hoot Kloot, Misterjaw, Roland and Rattfink, The Dogfather, and two Tijuana Toads spinoffs: The Blue Racer and Crazylegs Crane. It was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and was broadcast on two American television networks: from September 6, 1969 to September 2, 1978, on NBC; and from September 9, 1978 to September 1, 1980, on ABC (as The All New Pink Panther Show). After nine years on NBC, the Pink Panther moved to ABC in 1978 and was titled The All New Pink Panther Show, where it lasted one season before leaving the network realm entirely. The ABC version of the series featured sixteen episodes with 32 new Pink Panther cartoons, and 16 featuring Crazylegs Crane.

Over its 11 years on various television networks, The Pink Panther Show had a variety of names:
The Pink Panther Show (1969–1970)
The Pink Panther Meets the Ant and the Aardvark (1970–1971)
The New Pink Panther Show (1971–1974)
The Pink Panther and Friends (1974–1976)
It's the All New Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show Introducing Misterjaw (1976–1977)
Think Pink Panther (1977–1978)
The All New Pink Panther Show (1978–1980)

The Ant and The Aardvark cartoon shorts center on a blue aardvark (voiced by John Byner who was impersonating the comedian Jackie Mason) trying to catch and eat a red ant named Charlie (also voiced by John Byner but impersonating Dean Martin). The Aardvark's trunk sucking was the sound of a vacuum cleaner. The series was enormously popular, but only 17 shorts were every produced. Unique techniques were employed for the series, including making the Aardvark and his clothing (shorts and t-shirt) all one color blue; and the Ant was painted all red. This allowed for the two characters to clearly stand out on the brightly colored backgrounds. Another production element was the jazzy musical score that was directed by Doug Goodwin. He assembled a group jazz session musicians to perform the opening/closing credits and the musical cues; and for the first time in animated cartoon history all six of the musicians received on screen credit.

This is a spectacular cel setup of both The Aardvark and The Ant from "The Ant and The Aardvark," 1970-71. Both characters are full figure and eyes open, and The Ant is wearing a baseball cap and glove. This is an extremely rare collection of original production animation artwork, and a great addition to any collection!

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