Description: Toon-city .......Home of the Fast, Easy and Stress-Free Transaction! ......EXTRA 15% OFF, Buy 2+ All promotional offers from Toon-city....CLICK HERE Disney - MGM Studio Magic of Disney Animation Art hand-painted cel. Titled: "Genius at Work" hand signed by 2 of Walt's greatest animators. One of the last Hand Painted edition's created at the NOW closed Disney Animation Department at the DISNEY - MGM STUDIO at Walt Disney World in Florida. Studio artists there created this edition, hand painted it and offered it for sale in the Gallery. Cel size is 13 x 11 inches. NO RE-Print all Original. Authenticity is GUARANTEED. No RESERVE. All sales are Final. We are experts at valuating animation art cels and drawings from all the major studios for the last 20 years. This is NOT a Sericel but a HAND painted cel by Disney Animators on the Studio lot. This image was RETIRED in 1991 by the Disney Animation. BONUS: hand Signed by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston Disney MGM 1989 Year Opened Special Seal Certificate of Authenticity Printed BACKGROUND created exclusive for this piece of ART NEVER Displayed, and HAND signed by 2 of Walt's greatest Animators Original Disney issued Frame 17 x 13 inches. Frame has been cleaned and polished. In good condition. Every piece is FINISHED with Dust paper Backing and wall hanger. Who is Ollie Johnston?Ollie Johnston's first major assignment for the Disney company was Pinocchio. Other famous character work includes the centaurettes in Fantasia (1940), Thumper in Bambi (1940), Mr. Smee in Peter Pan (1953), the three good fairies in Sleeping Beauty (1959), Mowgli and Baloo in "The Bare Necessities" sequence of The Jungle Book (1967) and Orville the albatross in The Rescuers (1977). Johnston was given the Disney Legend Award in 1989. This award was created by Roy E. Disney to honor individuals whose body of work has made a significant impact on the Disney entertainment legacy. Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston have co-authored four books about Disney animation and art. Disney Animation: Illusion of Life (1981) is considered a textbook of the art of Disney animation. Too Funny for Words (1987) covers the art of the physical gag in animation. Walt Disney's Bambi: The Story and the Film (1990) is a record of the making of the classic feature, and The Disney Villain (1994) is the decisive study of animated menace. Ollie passed away on April 14, 2008, thank you is all I can say. Who is Frank Thomas?Frank Thomas has had a long and distinguished career with Disney. He is credited with animating Thumper and Bambi on the ice in Bambi (1942), Lady and Tramp eating a romantic spaghetti dinner in Lady and the Tramp (1954), and Mad Madam Mim in the Sword in the Stone (1963). Thomas was given the Disney Legend Award in 1989. This award was created by Roy E. Disney to honor individuals whose body of work has made a significant impact on the Disney entertainment legacy. Frank Thomas is a native Californian. During World War II he was head of an Air Force Animation Unit, and from 1946 to 1966, in his spare time, was the piano player for the famous Dixieland Jazz group, The Firehouse Five plus Two. He lives in California with his wife of forty-seven years, Jeanette. They have four children and three grandchildren. Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston have co-authored four books about Disney animation and art. Disney Animation: Illusion of Life (1981) is considered a textbook of the art of Disney animation. Too Funny for Words (1987) covers the art of the physical gag in animation. Walt Disney's Bambi: The Story and the Film (1990) is a record of the making of the classic feature, and The Disney Villain (1994) is the decisive study of animated menace.Passed away Sept 8, 2004 We'll miss you.
Price: 492 USD
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
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Shipping Cost: 35 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Convention/Event: D23 Expo
Brand: Disney
Character/Story/Theme: Bambi
Year: 1989
Franchise: Disney
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States