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Closing Event for The Art and Flair of Mary Blair
featuring presentation by Disney animation artist Ron Dias
Cartoon Art Museum Event: Sunday, March 30, 2008, 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Free with paid admission
The Art and Flair of Mary Blair has been extended through March 30, 2008. For the closing date of this exhibition, the Cartoon Art Museum is honored to host a presentation by Disney animator and illustrator Ron Dias. Dias began his animation career with Disney in 1956 on Sleeping Beauty and has been working for the studio for 50 years. He will speak about his experience as a character and background designer for Disney and share his reflections on Mary Blair and her artwork. This event is free with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum.
About the exhibition:
The Art and Flair of Mary Blair is a retrospective exhibition featuring the work of famed animation designer Mary Blair (1911-1978). One of the first women to work as a concept artist for Disney, Blair was responsible for the look of some of the key Disney films of the 1940s and 1950s including Cinderella and Peter Pan. Her colorful, charming geometric designs, synonymous with 1950s style, appeared in advertisements and children’s books. Perhaps her most famous creation, however, is the Disneyland attraction “It’s A Small World,” which Blair originally designed for the 1964 World’s Fair. She was posthumously recognized as a Disney Legend in 1991 and was honored with a Winsor McCay animation award in 1996.
This once-in-a-lifetime exhibition includes an array of Blair’s groundbreaking concept art for classic Disney feature films including Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, and Peter Pan, Disney shorts such as The Little House, Johnny Appleseed, and Susie, The Little Blue Coupe, and Disney theme parks and attractions, including “It’s A Small World.”
featuring presentation by Disney animation artist Ron Dias
Cartoon Art Museum Event: Sunday, March 30, 2008, 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Free with paid admission
The Art and Flair of Mary Blair has been extended through March 30, 2008. For the closing date of this exhibition, the Cartoon Art Museum is honored to host a presentation by Disney animator and illustrator Ron Dias. Dias began his animation career with Disney in 1956 on Sleeping Beauty and has been working for the studio for 50 years. He will speak about his experience as a character and background designer for Disney and share his reflections on Mary Blair and her artwork. This event is free with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum.
About the exhibition:
The Art and Flair of Mary Blair is a retrospective exhibition featuring the work of famed animation designer Mary Blair (1911-1978). One of the first women to work as a concept artist for Disney, Blair was responsible for the look of some of the key Disney films of the 1940s and 1950s including Cinderella and Peter Pan. Her colorful, charming geometric designs, synonymous with 1950s style, appeared in advertisements and children’s books. Perhaps her most famous creation, however, is the Disneyland attraction “It’s A Small World,” which Blair originally designed for the 1964 World’s Fair. She was posthumously recognized as a Disney Legend in 1991 and was honored with a Winsor McCay animation award in 1996.
This once-in-a-lifetime exhibition includes an array of Blair’s groundbreaking concept art for classic Disney feature films including Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, and Peter Pan, Disney shorts such as The Little House, Johnny Appleseed, and Susie, The Little Blue Coupe, and Disney theme parks and attractions, including “It’s A Small World.”
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