Existing comment:
(93) Dumbo in a tub spouting water through his trunk, ca. 1940.
Watercolor and graphite.
Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature
Prints and Photographs Division
LC-DIG-ppmsca-06461 (93)
The bathing baby elephant Dumbo happily spouts water through his trunk in this drawing that captures his joyful spirit. Disney's animated feature film Dumbo the Elephant, released in 1941, tells the story of the little elephant born with oversized ears, the other elephants' rejection of him, and his triumph as the flying circus star. Bill Tytla (1904 - 1968), the main animator for the film, reportedly drew inspiration from his infant son in developing his concept of Dumbo. Based on a little-known story by Helen Aberson, Dumbo, the shortest of Disney's features, won popular and critical acclaim as a classic. |