The Little Mermaid (1989)

WALT DISNEY STUDIO
The Little Mermaid (1989) 
original production animation drawing
blue and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 8.5" x 7.5"

This large-image rough animation drawing of Ariel was created by a Disney animator in development of a scene in the animated feature. It is from a scene early in Sebastian's song "Under the Sea" as he sings "You dream about going up there, but that is a big mistake." The animator wrote the designation "0497 004-10 A-63" along the bottom of the sheet to identify the film and this drawing's place in it. The animator's note at top indicates that two of the flower petals Ariel wears in her hair show above her head. 

Bunnies Abundant (1962)

HANNA-BARBERA STUDIO Bunnies Abundant (1962) two (2) original production animation layout drawings blue and black pencil on two (2) untrimmed animation sheets, image sizes: 5" x 6.25" These two (2) consecutive animation layout drawings of Loopy de Loop and a rabbit were created by a Hanna-Barbera artist in development of a scene in the animated cartoon. The Loopy de Loop cartoons were the first theatrical releases produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera after they left Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and set up their own studio. The series starring the French wolf debuted in 1959 and ran into 1965. In this cartoon the kind-hearted Loopy rescues cute rabbits who are being chased by a gruff and hungry wolf. These drawings were created for scene 14 in which two identical rabbits thank Loopy for his efforts, then are distracted by the wolf barbecuing their cousin Louie. The artist wrote the designations "K-28 cut to Sc 14" and "K-28 Cont Sc 14" in the right margin to indicate the production number and each original's place in the film.

Peter Pan (1953)

WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Peter Pan (1953) 
original production animation drawing
brown and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 9.5" x 5.25"

This original rough animation drawing of Mrs. Darling, mother of Wendy, Michael and John, was created by a Disney animator in development of a scene in Walt Disney's animated feature of J. M. Barrie's classic story. Marc Davis, one of Walt Disney's master animators known as his Nine Old Men, supervised the animation of this scene, and the brown pencil in this drawing is undoubtedly his work. In the Darling family nursery her husband George shouts "Mary, look!" when he sees that John and Michael have drawn a map of Never Land on his shirt front. She turns to look at him and exclaim "George!" in response. The animator wrote the designation "3" at lower right to indicate this original's place in the scene

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 
original production animation drawing
red and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 4.75" x 2.5"

This original final animation drawing of Snow White was created by a Disney Studio animator in production of Walt Disney's first animated feature, and a cel painting was made directly from it. Myron "Grim" Natwick supervised the animation of this scene in which Snow White comes out onto a balcony of the castle to look upon the Prince as he sings: "One song only for you...one heart tenderly beating." The animator wrote the studio designation “42” at lower right to indicate this original's place in the scene; studio stamp at lower left identifies the production, sequence and scene numbers.

101 Dalmatians (1961)

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101 Dalmatians (1961) 
three (3) original production animation character drawings
pencil on three (3) animation sheets trimmed to 12.5" x 8.5", 12.5" x 7.25" and 9.25" x 11.5", image sizes: 8" x 8", 8" x 4.75" and 9" x 11.25"

These three (3) original animation character drawings of Anita Radcliff, Nanny, and the art student, who bears a striking resemblance to her Afghan hound, were created by a Disney artist in development of the characters in the animated feature based on the book by Dodie Smith. The artist wrote the names and/or brief descriptions of the characters on the sheets: "Anita (Roger's wife)", "Nanny cook", and "Art student & dog

The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park

HANNA-BARBERA STUDIO
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park (1972)
original animation model drawings
pencil on 10.5" x 19.5" animation sheet, drawing image size: 8.25" x 15.5"

This original model drawing of Snorky, Bingo, Fleegle and Drooper, all four members of the animal character group, The Banana Splits, was created at the Hanna-Barbera Studio as a model of the four stars in their live-action and animated film that was first broadcast on November 25, 1972. In 1968 Hanna-Barbera launched its first show to combine live-action and animation: The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. It ran two seasons during which The Banana Splits appeared only in live-action segments while the remainder of the show presented cartoon series such as The Three Musketeers and The Arabian Knights. The Banana Splits first appeared as animated characters in The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park. This drawing represents a redesign of the characters for animation, most particularly as regards Snorky. The special was filmed at Kings Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio. The art is titled "'Banana Splits' Lineup," each is named beneath the image, "© 1970 Hanna Barbera Prods., Inc." is written next to the title, and "OK for ink / W.I." is written in red pencil. The art is shown below in two complete images and two details. 

Alice in Wonderland HANNA-BARBERA STUDIO

HANNA-BARBERA STUDIO
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
original production animation character drawing
pencil and watercolor on 10" x 12.25" paper, image size: 7.5" x 10"

These original animation character drawings of Alice and Fluff were created by a Hanna-Barbera Studio artist in development of the characters for the animated television special based on the stories of Lewis Carroll and subtitled What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? A comedic and hip version for the '60s, the show featured new music and songs by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse plus voice talent including Bill Dana, Sammy Davis, Jr., Zsa Zsa Gabor, Harvey Korman, Daws Butler, Don Messick, Alan Reed and others. These drawings were created early in development, and producer David Sontag circled, OK'd and initialed two of the images of Fluff. He wrote the number "7" at upper right. Alice ended as a more conventional-looking blonde for the show. Included is a photocopy of a 1995 letter from Mr. Sontag describing his role in development of the special.