IT'S A SMALL WORLD 1963 MARY BLAIR Concept Art DISNEYLAND SWITZERLAND Photocopy

Description: THIS IS A 1980s PHOTOCOPY PRINT and NOT VINTAGE ORIGINAL ITEM This is RESEARCH PHOTOCOPY from the 1980s of a page featuring 1963 MARY BLAIR CONCEPT ART for the IT'S A SMALL WORLD This is a 1980s PHOTOCOPY from DISNEY IMAGINEERING RESEARCH Dept. and NOT ORIGINAL ART Designing "it's a small world" - Mary Blair The "it's a small world" dolls, with their big heads and tiny features, came directly from a series of Hallmark note cards designed under the Walt Disney label by Mary Blair in the 1940's. At the request of Walt Disney, who regarded highly her innate sense of color styling, Blair began work on Disney's new attraction, "It's a Small World". Originally a Pepsi-Cola-sponsored pavilion benefiting UNICEF at the 1964 New York World's Fair, the attraction moved to Disneyland after the Fair closed and was later replicated at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World Resort as well as Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland. Mary Blair was an American artist best known for the striking concept art that she produced for the Walt Disney Company. She contributed to the design of the "it's a small world" attraction in many ways. Mary Blair (born Mary Browne Robinson; October 21, 1911 – July 26, 1978) was an American artist, animator, and designer. She was prominent in producing art and animation for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella. Blair also created character designs for enduring attractions such as Disneyland's It's a Small World, the fiesta scene in El Rio del Tiempo in the Mexico pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase, and an enormous mosaic inside Disney's Contemporary Resort. Several of her illustrated children's books from the 1950s remain in print, such as I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss. This 1980s PHOTOCOPY PRINT is from the IMAGINEERING Research Dept. Blair joined Walt Disney Animation Studios—initially with some reluctance—in 1940, and worked briefly on art for Dumbo, an early version of Lady and the Tramp, and a second version of Fantasia titled "Baby Ballet" which was not released until the late 1990s. After leaving the studio for a short time in 1941, Blair travelled to various South American countries with Walt Disney, Lillian Disney and other artists on a research tour as part of the Good Neighbor policy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her watercolors impressed Disney, who appointed her as an art supervisor for the animated feature films Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros This is a 1980s PHOTO COPY from DISNEY IMAGINEERING RESEARCH Dept. and NOT ORIGINAL drawings After the completion of Peter Pan, Blair resigned from Disney and worked as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator, creating advertising campaigns for companies such as Nabisco, Pepsodent, Maxwell House, Beatrice Foods and others. She also illustrated several Little Golden Books for publisher Simon & Schuster, some of which remain in print today, and she also designed Christmas and Easter sets for Radio City Music Hall. Blair not only worked in graphic design and animation but also as a designer for Bonwit Teller and created theatrical sets THE full page is 8 1/2 x 11 Item in GOOD as seen CONDITION Please see photos Multiple FLAT PURCHASES PAY ONLY ONE MAILING FEE. This is a 1980s PHOTO COPY from DISNEY IMAGINEERING RESEARCH Dept. and NOT ORIGINAL item

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