Original Production Animation Cel of Nanny and Lucky from "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," 1961

Original hand painted production animation cel of Nanny and Lucky from "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," 1961, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With original Art Corner Certificate sticker verso; Size - Nanny & Lucky: 7 1/2" x 6", Image 9 3/4 x 7 3/4", Mat 14 x 12"; Matted.

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"They're Labradors," - Roger
No, no. They're covered with soot. Look, here's Lucky!" - Nanny

"One Hundred and One Dalmatians" ("101 Dalmatians"), is a 1961 full length animated feature film by Walt Disney Productions. It was adapted from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel of the same name. It stars Rod Taylor as the voice of Pongo and Cate Bauer as the voice of Perdita; with Betty Lou Gerson as the voice of the evil and villainous Cruella de Vil. The animation of all the characters from the film was quite extraordinary. Pongo, who had a total of 72 different spots, was animated by the famed Disney artist Ollie Johnston. Nanny was also animated by Ollie Johnston and the character was voiced by Martha Wentworth.

The film "Sleeping Beauty," 1959 was very expensive to make and it took a huge financial loss at the box-office; as a result, the Disney animation studio was considering closing. During the production of "Sleeping Beauty," Walt Disney told animator Eric Larson: "I don't think we can continue, it's too expensive." Because Disney's entire company was based on animation, he was looking for a way to continue with animation, and at the same time significantly reduce costs.

The animator Ub Iwerks had been experimenting with Xerox photography to aid in animation process. By 1959 he had modified a Xerox camera to transfer the drawings by the animators, directly onto animation cels. The process would preserve the spontaneity of the penciled drawings but eliminate the inking process, thus saving time and money. However, the limitation was that the camera was unable to deviate from a black scratchy outline, and the resulting cels lacked the fine lavish quality of hand inking.

Matted original production animation cel of Nanny and Lucky.

Back of the original production animation cel of Nanny and Lucky..

From Walt Disney animator Andreas Deja:
"Nanny is a very sympathetic character, protecting those puppies means everything to her. She could have been handled as a much more comic type, but her loyalty to the Radcliffs and her affection for the dogs make for a warm, motherly personality."

Close up of the original Art Corner Certificate sticker verso.

This is a wonderful cel of Nanny and Lucky from the end of the film. Roger and Anita are attempting to celebrate Christmas and Roger's new hit song about Cruella; but they are missing their dogs. Suddenly barking is heard outside, Nanny opens the door, and dogs begin to rush inside. Roger thinks they are Labradors but Nanny quickly realizes that they are the missing Dalmatians, and wipes away the remaining soot that was used as a disguise to avoid capture by Cruella. This cel is from the scene when Nanny reaches down, picks up Lucky, and says "No, no. They're covered with soot. Look, here's Lucky!" A fantastic image depicting a great moment in the film, and a real standout for any animation art collection!

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