Existing comment:
(94) Impressionistic story board drawing with stag on top of rocky tor with sparse trees, ca. 1942.
Preparatory drawing for Bambi, directed by David Hand and released by Walt Disney Studio in August 1942.
Pastel.
Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature
Prints and Photographs Division
LC-USZC4-13071 (94)
This sensuous, pastel drawing by Tyrus Wong (b. 1910) evokes the forest scene when Bambi's father, the Great Prince, appears after the death of Bambi's mother. Based on Felix Salten's book of the same name, Bambi, a timeless classic, has remained a must-see film for generations of American children. Wong emigrated from his native China as a child and began his career as a concept artist and production illustrator for Walt Disney and Warner Brothers studios after he graduated from the Otis Art Institute. Famous for his work on Bambi, Wong also created images for such Warner Brothers non-animated classics as Rebel Without a Cause. |