ORIGINAL WALT DISNEY JACK KINNEY DRAWING

Description: DISNEY, WALT & KINNEY, JACK . Original Ink & Pencil Drawing Signed by Disney Animation Artist Jack Kinney. 8 1/2 by 11 inches, circa 1988. Original ink & pencil drawing signed by Disney animation artist Jack Kinney of an elaborate possibility for the working title page of his book Walt Disney and Assorted Other Characters. An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at Disney (Harmony Books, 1989). The drawing shows a length of film flowing from the top right corner to mid-page at the bottom and the text reads, “Sixteen Frames to the Foot” or “Walt and Other Assorted Characters’ by Jack Kinney”. The letter ‘y’ in “by” and “Kinney” are drawn to look like martini glasses garnished with an olive. Includes a signed letter of authenticity. Near fine condition with just a trace of handling. Jack Kinney (1909 - 1992) was hired by Walt Disney in 1931, the early days of the Depression, to work at the Walt Disney Studio on Hyperion Avenue in East Hollywood. His beginning career includes his work on several shorts, including Santa's Workshop (1932), The Band Concert (1935), and Moose Hunters (1937). He went on to become a director of cartoons, working on the features Pinocchio and Dumbo, but he really shined in the shorts department, where his Goofy cartoons are among the best to come out of the Disney Studios. He received five Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar for the 1943 cartoon ‘Der Fuhrer’s Face,’ the only Donald Duck film to win an Academy Award. In 1959, Jack left Disney to start (with his brother Dick) Jack Kinney Productions, an independent animation studio. In his book ‘Walt Disney and Assorted Other Characters. An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at Disney,’ Kinney recounts the highs and lows of daily life as a member of the creative department at Disney, where the staff referred to themselves as ‘inmates’ and the practical jokes and camaraderie provided rich material for the gags and scenes that they created for the screen. Working for Walt Disney could be as inspiring as it could be frustrating and his book presents an insider’s perspective with great humor and candor. He puts it best in his introduction: “These are my personal recollections of the Disney Studio where I worked for more than a quarter-century. It is the story of the little people, the strivers, the doers. It is about the pranks, the gags, the human foibles we remember so lovingly, and about the growing pains suffered by all involved. The Golden Age of Animation was a glorious experience.”

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