Sleeping Beauty (1959)

WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Sleeping Beauty (1959) 
original production animation drawing
red and black pencil on 12.5" x 14.5" animation sheet, image size: 9.5" x 14.5"

This original rough animation drawing of Prince Phillip astride Samson as he begins to battle his way through the thorn forest surrounding King Stefan's castle was created by a Disney animator in development of a scene in Walt Disney's Technirama animated feature. Animators Ken Hultgren, George Goepper and Dan MacManus are credited for this scene; Mr. Goepper likely animated Phillip, and the red pencil drawing in the figure is undoubtedly his work; Mr. Hultgren drew Samson, and Mr. MacManus was the effects animator. Prince Phillip is depicted wearing his hunting cap, for actor Ed Kemmer wore such a cap in the live-action filmed at the Disney Studio that animators used as reference. The animator wrote the designation "49" at left and upper right to indicate this original's place in the scene.