Existing comment:
(95) Animation cel showing Mickey Mouse dressed in a red robe from "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"sequence of the animated film Fantasia, ca. 1940.
Copyprint of tempera on nitrate celluloid taped to watercolor on paper.
Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature
Prints and Photographs Division
LC-USZC4-13060, LC-DIG-ppmsca-12837 (95)
Mickey Mouse is seen here in the "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," a folktale popularized by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and set to music by the French composer Paul Dukas. Begun as a Silly Symphony and expanded into short suites within a larger film, Fantasia is set to music conducted by Leopold Stokowski. Walt Disney developed "Fantasound" to maximize audience potential for hearing the music well. Walt Disney (1901 - 1966) worked at several animation studios in the Midwest before moving to Hollywood in 1923. His innovative ideas and desire to work with the best artists led to the development of his entertainment empire. |