Hold That Pose (1950)

WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Hold That Pose (1950)
original production animation drawing
red, blue and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 4.5" x 4.5"

This original final animation drawing of Goofy the nature photographer was created by a Disney Studio animator in production of the animated cartoon directed by Jack Kinney, and a cel painting was made directly from it. It is an animator?s extreme drawing with grid drawn at right.

Goofy takes up photography as a hobby and sets out to film "wildlife in its native habitat," so he visits the local zoo. In this scene he vaults over the railing to visit the sleeping bear, ignoring the attached "Keep Out" and "Bear Beware" signs. Humphrey debuted in Hold That Pose and went on to become a featured character in seven shorts of the 1950s with Donald Duck and J. Audubon Woodlore.

The animator wrote the studio designation ?13? at lower right to indicate this original's place in the scene.