In honor of the closing of the Disney Gallery, which was located just above the entrance to The Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland, I've tracked down the book that was available during its inaugural season.This book contains a brief introduction by John Hench (Sr. VP WDI), and then details biographies from several veteran Disneyland artists. There's Harper Goff, Blaine Gibson, Marc Davis, Sam McKim, Herb Ryman, and Mary Blair. For just 20 pages, it is jam-packed full of great images. While most of the art-work used is very familiar, it's always nice to revisit an old friend. The only down-side of this book, is that several images are printed in black and white. These Disney artists put so much detail in their work it's almost a shame to see it reduced to shades of grey.
And, in a bit of irony, the last page details the original private apartment designs by Dorthea Redmond.
2 comments:
Sounds like a great book!
I will need to keep my eyes out for it.
Well, I used the term "book" loosely. It's more of a pamphlet or brochure or booklet...
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