Jiminy Cricket Rare Animation Art at Auction Oct 4 2009 at PWAuctions Rare original Disney Storyboard Animation drawings and original Animation cels will be auctioned Oct. 4 2009 along with 700 lots of Pop Culture at Phil Weiss Auctions in Oceanside NY.
News-Antique.com - Sep 27,2009 - Jiminy Cricket Rare Animation Art at Auction Oct 4 2009 at PWAuctions
Rare original Disney Storyboard Animation drawings and original Animation cels will be auctioned Oct. 4 2009 along with 700 lots of Pop Culture at Phil Weiss Auctions in Oceanside NY.
Disney art director Ralph Kent left a large legacy after his recent passing and included these rare original animation drawings and animation art last seen in 1981 on the Walt Disney Information Channel only at Walt Disney World Resorts now able to be seen on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xCQRE5R9_w
Included in the auction:
Jiminy Cricket Animation Orig Art Cel + Film Strip Jiminy Cricket Animation Original Art Cel + Film Strip, Signed by Paul Curasi, Cecelia Carr, Rich, Russell Schroder to Disney Co. Art Director Ralph Kent, Blue line drawing by Paul Curasi and red line drawing by Russell Schoeder on 3 hole animators paper, full color painted image of Jiminy Cricket by Cecelia Carr on overlaying Cel, "To Ralph ..." from each of the animators who worked on the segment, Also signed "To Ralph with best Wishes and Thanks, Rich," With film strip from promo for in park advertising, matted 16" x 20," near mint condition, includes DVD with Animated clip only shown in park on the Walt Disney World Information Channel, from the personal collection of Ralph Kent.
(27) Red line Silhouette Drawings of Jiminy Cricket, 27 consecutive images on 3 hole animators paper, storyboard like sequence shows Jiminy parachuting with his umbrella from the top center to bottom of the scene, some written notes on some sheets,each sheet is 13.5" x 16.5," near mint condition, from the personal collection of the late Disney Art Director, Ralph Kent.
70+ Red line, blue line and pencil Close Up Drawings of Jiminy Cricket in separated lots including consecutive images on 3 hole animators paper, storyboard like sequence shows Jiminy talking to the viewer from "Channel 5 Final Scene Close-Up JP368807," each sheet is 13.5" x 16.5" and individually numbered "02" to "70"including several A drawings too in near mint condition, from the personal collection of the late Disney Art Director, Ralph Kent.
Also of Disney interest in the auction is the original Art for the popular Disneyland Map given to attendees in the 1950s and 1960s, and marked with "Walt Disney Productions" paper label. Oil and pastel on a 22" x 40" art board with fine detailing, by artist Sam McKim known as "the Cartographer of Disneyland." Issued originally in 1958, this version is known as the 1958b version of the Map because of modifications such as no TWA logo on the Moon Rocket. This was recovered in a storage space auction in California. Other Disney items include original animation cels, and drawings featuring a selection of rare Jiminy Cricket production drawings.
Pop Culture highlights include Andy Warhol’s “Index Book” along with Aspen #1 and “Fab,” an invitation to a 1986 Keith Haring event printed on a pair of shorts, a collection of 1940's Cereal Box Store Displays, a collection
