Dumbo cel Hand Signed Disney Sericel Cel MARC DAVIS frank Thomas Ollie Johnston

Description

Dumbo Cel with Timothy Q. Mouse Sericel hand signed
by Marc Davis Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
Disney Sericel from "Dumbo". This cel features Timothy giving his pal Dumbo some advice on courage, so he can fly.  Cel was created by Disney, in the 1980s and has never been in circulation. Safely stored for over 25 years. Cel size is 11x14 inches. Disney embossed seal in the lower right corner. Comes with
original Disney issued Certificate of Authenticity.
Yes, this piece IS hand signed. It is autographed. Original signature. NOT printed at all.  He signed this one. Every signature is different and unique.
We have enhanced this piece with a
FREE Complimentary Color Background
. During the 1980s it was customary for Disney to release it's sericels without backgrounds. Artwork was simply framed over a white matting background. Toon-city has gone to the extra effort to have an artist re-create a background-painting from which Color reproductions are created. The color copy background is presented as Complimentary to the purchaser of the cel, as a gift, not part of the purchase.  Purchaser has the option to display their artwork with or without the FREE color printed background as they are only paying for the cel.
Backgrounds are NOT for sale separately. If you want this background then you will need to buy this cel.
This cel is signed by Marc Davis, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston were the core of Walt's animation team.
BRAND NEW Frame
This Sericel is offered in a Black Contemporary Frame which is Top-of-the-Line quality. Frame size is 18x22 inches. Framing is all Brand NEW, made from Solid wood, new glazing. New, Custom Cut Double Matting made from Archival, Acid-Free materials. Finished off with brown dust-paper backing and a metal hanger.
This piece is Ready to Hang, out of the box!
This listing is for one FRAMED sericel, 2 Certificates of Authenticity and a Free Complimentary background
.
BIO:
Marc Fraser Davis
(March 30, 1913, Bakersfield, California – January 12, 2000)
was a prominent American artist and animator for Walt Disney Studios. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men for his knowledge and understanding of visual aesthetics, the famed core animators of Disney animated films.
Marc was one of a limited number of Premiere Disney Animators. Walt Disney called them his nine-old-men. Which is a comment to-wards their wisdom and creativity because he trusted them with all of the animation as he got involved in other projects. Marc's career at the Disney Company encompasses 50 years of creativity.
As a Feature Animator starting in the 1930's he developed the characters of Snow White and Bambi & Thumper.  During the 1940's he became the man to goto when drawing female characters such as Alice and Cinderella. In the 1950's he drew Tinker bell for Peter Pan. He finished his animation career at Disney by drawing Briar Rose & Maleficent for Sleeping Beauty and Cruella de Vil for 101 Dalmatians.
After retiring from feature Animation in the 1960s he moved over to WED (Walter Elias Disney) imagineering which was the division in charge of creating all of the Disney theme park attractions. He used his artistic talents to integrate his animation skills into the physical world. He was integral in creating and developing Disneyland attractions like the Pirate robots in Pirates of the Caribbean & Ghosts in The Haunted Mansion with their Audio Animatronics."
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.