MICKEY MOUSE 60th ANNIVERSARY PORTRAIT SIGNED BY JOHN HENCH LE - STORED FLAT!

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MICKEY MOUSE 60th ANNIVERSARY PORTRAIT SIGNED BY JOHN HENCH LE - STORED FLAT!
For That Special Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Collector
60th Anniversary Official Portrait of Mickey Mouse by Renowned Disney Artist John Hench
This Limited Edition Mickey Mouse 60th Anniversary Official Portrait Lithograph by John Hench Measures 31"tall x 25”wide
John Hench attended the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, along with the San Francisco California School of Fine Arts and the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. In 1939, he joined Disney at the old Hyperion Studios as a sketch artist in the story department working on Fantasia. Over his early career, he moved from “story” to “background” to “layout” and then on to the “special effects” department where his special effects work on "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" won an Oscar in 1954.
That same year, John Hench left the Studio to work at what is today known as Walt Disney Imagineering, where his first assignment was to design attractions for the original Tomorrowland in Disneyland. Later in 1960, John worked closely with Walt Disney in developing the pageantry, opening and closing ceremonies for the VII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley, as well as attractions for the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. He later helped master plan Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland and develop ideas for theme parks, including Disney’s California Adventure, Animal Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland.
John Hench was also Mickey Mouse’s official corporate portrait artist, having painted Mickey’s portrait for the 25th (1953), 50th (1978), 60th (1988), 70th (1998), and 75th (2003) birthdays. In 1999, John Hench celebdrated his 60th year working with the company. John Hench died February 5, 2004, in Burbank. As an Eternal Flame-Bearer and Senior Vice President of Walt Disney Imagineering, John Hench carried on Walt’s ideals and standards.
Issued in 1988, This Limited-Edition Mickey Mouse 60th Anniversary Portrait Lithograph is now over 30 YEARS OLD!
This Lithograph has been stored “flat” and never“rolled up”! It Is In Excellent Condition with only one blemish that of a crease in the top right corner of the border and not within the actual image of the lithograph. when framed, the crease can easily be covered.
The ebay winning bidder will have the choice of having this fine piece mailed either “Rolled” in a sturdy mailing tube for , or “Flat” packaged safely for 0. In order for it to be mailed “Flat”, the buyer must make notification prior to shipping.
You are bidding on the Mickey Mouse 60th Anniversary Portrait Lithograph by John Hench only. The other illustrations of John Hench or his other illustrations are included for informational purpose only and not a part of the ebay sale.
We are willing to work on the price for this item, therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item, and you also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER!
We have also been going through a large number of Disney Memorabilia boxes containing thousands of items that we have collected over the past 45 years! Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites. We will continue to add more Disney Memorabilia Items often!
DESCRIPTION
For That
Special
Walt Disney's
Mickey
Mouse
Collector
60
th
Anniversary
Official
Portrait
of
Mickey
Mouse
by
Renowned
Disney
Artist
John Hench
This Limited Edition
Mickey Mouse
60th
Anniversary
Official Portrait
Lithograph
by
John Hench
Measures
31"tall x 25
”
wide
John Hench attended the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles,
along with the San Francisco California School of Fine Arts
and the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles.
In 1939, he joined Disney at the old Hyperion Studios as a
sketch artist in the story department working on Fantasia.
Over his early career, he moved from “story” to
“background” to “layout” and then on to the
“special effects” department where his special effects
work on "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
won an Oscar in 1954.
That same year, John Hench left the Studio to work
at what is today known as Walt Disney Imagineering,
where his first assignment was to design attractions
for the original Tomorrowland in Disneyland.
Later in 1960, John worked closely with Walt Disney
in developing the pageantry, opening and closing
ceremonies for the VII Winter Olympic Games
at Squaw Valley, as well as attractions for the 1964-65
New York World’s Fair.  He later helped master plan
Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland and develop
ideas for theme parks, including Disney’s California
Adventure, Animal Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland.
John Hench was also Mickey Mouse’s official corporate
portrait artist, having painted Mickey’s portrait for the
25th (1953), 50th (1978), 60th (1988), 70th (1998),
and 75th (2003) birthdays.  In 1999, John Hench
celebdrated his 60th year working with the company.
John Hench died February 5, 2004, in Burbank.
As an Eternal Flame-Bearer and Senior Vice President
of Walt Disney Imagineering, John Hench
carried on Walt’s ideals and standards.
This Lithograph
has been stored
“flat
”
and never
“
rolled up
”!
It Is In Excellent Condition
with
only one blemish
that of a crease in the top right
corner of the border and not
within the actual image
of the lithograph.
when framed, the crease can
easily be
covered.
Issued in 1988,
This Limited-Edition
Mickey Mouse 60th
Anniversary Portrait Lithograph
is now over
30 YEARS OLD!
The ebay winning bidder will have the choice of
having this fine piece mailed either
“Rolled” in a sturdy mailing tube for , or
“Flat” packaged safely for 0.
In order for it to be mailed
“
Flat
”
, the buyer
must make notification
prior to shipping.
You are bidding on the Mickey Mouse 60th
Anniversary Portrait Lithograph by John Hench
only.
The other illustrations of John Hench or his other
illustrations are included for
informational
purpose only and not a part of the ebay sale.
We are willing to work on the price for this item,
therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item,
and you also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER!
We have also been going through a large number of
Disney Memorabilia boxes containing thousands of items
that we have collected over the past 45 years!
Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark
our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites.
We will continue to add more
Disney Memorabilia Items often!
Please see our other listings for more Disney
Memorabilia
and other interesting items.
We have been collecting Disney Memorabilia
for 45 years.  We will be happy to offer a shipping
and handling discount
on items that can be safely
packaged together.
Email with any questions.
CONDITION
Used and sold "As-Is".
PAYMENT BY PAYPAL ONLY
* This item will be very carefully packaged for shipping.
* No International shipping.
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DIS 081918.07
_gsrx_vers_856 (GS 7.0.20 (856))