Nevertheless, there was information here that had never before reached such a wide audience, much of it in archival photographs and their captions.
Even as a boy I recognized and resented this insertion by an art director of what I considered second generation interpretations of the real thing.Īnother spread showing stills from three cartoons, two illustrations featuring production art, and at lower right a Golden Books-style illustration.
There was plenty of production art to look at, though it was often juxtaposed with non-production art that had the look of Little Golden Books art-flattened, not quite on model. The Disney story was presented in an entertaining and beautifully laid out book. On the other hand, it is also like the previous book in that it has the taint of a corporate production, a Disney promotion that makes no mention of any other studio or of anything negative such as the labor union battles of the 1940s or the diminished interest of Walt Disney himself in his animated productions.Ī double-page spread using a still from the film of Sleeping Beauty. Surprisingly, there is even a Compilation of Animation Credits section at the end. 72, it gives due credit to the names and personalities of the many great Disney artists throughout the history of the studio. Feild Art of Walt Disney, published in 1940 and reviewed in my post no. Examples range from products featuring virtually every Disney character-such as Mickey Mouse, Tinker Bell and others-to vintage stock certificates and company checks bearing the signature of Walt Disney.This colorful book was conceived around the Disney studio's production of Sleeping Beauty (1959) and showcases its art in particular. This book was verified and gone through personally by Disney Legend and historian, Dave Smith.įor more information or to see the entire list of names included in the book, please call.ĭisneyana is a term for a wide variety of collectible toys, books, animation cels, theme-park souvenirs, ephemera and other items produced and/or licensed by The Walt Disney Company. The names include Frank Thomas, Bill Justice, Roy Williams, Carl Barks, Roy Disney, Bob Moore, Ub Iwerks, Les Clark, Clarence Nash, Sterling Halloway and many many more. This book includes over 190 signatures, which makes it the most autographed piece of Disney memorabilia ever recorded! Thomas follows Walt Disney and his artists through the creation of the Disney classic "SLEEPING BEAUTY." Published in 1958, "Walt Disney- The Art of Animation" is the Bob Thomas's fascinating journey through the Walt Disney Studio's process of taking a project from the notion of an idea to a fully rendered animated motion picture.
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