Published in 1982 by Abbeville Press in collaboration with Walt Disney Productions, Treasures of Disney Animation Art is the kind of book that reminds you why the golden age of Disney deserved to be called golden.
This large-format volume draws directly from the Disney archives: production drawings, concept sketches, color models, layout art, and background paintings from the full sweep of the studio’s classic output. Snow White. Pinocchio. Fantasia. Dumbo. Bambi. Cinderella. Alice in Wonderland. Peter Pan. The art reproduced here was never meant to be seen by the public — it was working material, created by animators at the height of their craft before being locked away in studio vaults.
Edited by Walton Rawls and designed by Howard Morris, the book is itself a beautiful object: large enough to do justice to the originals, printed with enough fidelity to appreciate the pencil strokes and color choices that went into every frame.
This is a first edition (third printing), published the year the Disney archives first opened their doors to this kind of scholarly treatment. A foundational reference for anyone serious about animation history or Disney collecting.
This copy shows wear to the spine; interior pages are clean throughout.
Published in 1982 by Abbeville Press in collaboration with Walt Disney Productions, Treasures of Disney Animation Art is the kind of book that reminds you why the golden age of Disney deserved to be called golden.
This large-format volume draws directly from the Disney archives: production drawings, concept sketches, color models, layout art, and background paintings from the full sweep of the studio’s classic output. Snow White. Pinocchio. Fantasia. Dumbo. Bambi. Cinderella. Alice in Wonderland. Peter Pan. The art reproduced here was never meant to be seen by the public — it was working material, created by animators at the height of their craft before being locked away in studio vaults.
Edited by Walton Rawls and designed by Howard Morris, the book is itself a beautiful object: large enough to do justice to the originals, printed with enough fidelity to appreciate the pencil strokes and color choices that went into every frame.
This is a first edition (third printing), published the year the Disney archives first opened their doors to this kind of scholarly treatment. A foundational reference for anyone serious about animation history or Disney collecting.
This copy shows wear to the spine; interior pages are clean throughout.
