andrewfarago ([info]andrewfarago) wrote,
2007-10-19 16:23:00
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It's a world of laughter, a world of tears...

After many, many months of gearing up for it, we're now about one week away from the opening of the Cartoon Art Museum's newest exhibition, The Art and Flair of Mary Blair. More than fifty pieces of one of the all-time great Disney artists will be on display, many of which have never been seen by the public.

You can buy the book of the same name here, although what you *really* need to do is book yourself a flight to San Francisco as soon as humanly possible. Our Edward Gorey exhibition runs through January, as does our Lark Pien spotlight, I Am Ten, and you can also check out the work of Hellen Jo in our Small Press Spotlight (along with our permanent collection of classic comic strips, political cartoons, animation and other stuff).

And just to whet your appetites a bit, here are some choice images from the exhibition, starting with a Baker's Chocolate ad:



And some Alice In Wonderland concept art:



More pictures after the cut:



More Alice:



Cinderella:



The cover to I Can Fly (we'll have the original cover art and some interior pages on display, too):



Here's Mary in her studio:



it's a small world concept art:



And Susie, The Little Blue Coupe:

Tags: animation, cartoon art, cartoon art museum, cartoons, disney, disneyland, disneyworld, it's a small world, john canemaker, mary blair, san francisco

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Anonymous

October 20 2007, 00:32:53 UTC 4 years ago

I love the Alice in Wonderland piece as well as the horsemen from Cinderella. She was so good.

Brian
http://www.atomicbearpress.com

[info]brianmooredraws

October 20 2007, 01:32:45 UTC 4 years ago

Beautiful art! And thanks for posting the photo of Blair in the studio. It's always great to see the person behind the work.

[info]yaytime

October 26 2007, 15:00:40 UTC 4 years ago

Man, I so wish I was able to make it out to SF for this!!
My hats off to everyone who helped put this show together.

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[info]andrewfarago

November 6 2007, 22:16:51 UTC 4 years ago

Excellent! Sounds like a good reason to buy a Cartoon Art Museum Membership if you haven't already.

(Apologies for channeling Stan Lee there--it happens to everybody at some time or another.)

[info]dearpapillon

December 16 2007, 13:50:44 UTC 4 years ago

Hi I accidentally came across your website while googling for Mary Blair. I'm a big fan of her and I'm glad that you posted up some nice concept art done by Mary Blair! Unfortunately I live in a far away country 18 hrs away (by plane) in Singapore and I doubt I can afford an air ticket just for this exhibition. =( do post up more pics of her art!

Ps: I was wondering what happens to her art when the exhibition closes? I will be in the US during Dec 2008 and I was wondering if there's ANY chance of seeing Mary Blair's works.

[info]andrewfarago

December 20 2007, 06:00:17 UTC 4 years ago

There aren't any plans for the Mary Blair show to travel, but I've talked to a few people who've expressed interest in seeing it in other venues.

If you can't make it to San Francisco by the end of March, your best option to see her originals is probably to befriend her family or become a beloved animator at Pixar. I'll be sure to announce it on this blog if anything changes, though.

[info]ridleygram

January 17 2008, 13:52:31 UTC 4 years ago

Travelling show

The ARLUDIK galerie in Paris specialize in animation exhibitions-maybe they would be worth contacting if you wish the show to travel. They are a commercial gallery & if the originals are already sold or privately owned they sell limited edition prints. They are in a wonderful location on the Ile Saint-Louis & represent Moebius, Giger, Pixar, Arthur de Pins, Blue Sky Studio etc.

[info]johnsonskelton

October 17 2008, 04:31:04 UTC 3 years ago

Are they going to let you see any other parts of Cuba while you're there. I asked them if I could go into Cuba, and they told me no.

[info]http://technorati.com/people/technorati/boliyou

December 31 2007, 17:48:27 UTC 4 years ago

Mary Ann Blair

Great photoessay. Thanks for sharing these great images, and the studio shot.

[info]anomalous4

January 1 2008, 22:23:09 UTC 4 years ago

I got this link today via e-mail from boingboing. "I Can Fly" is one of the first books I remember from waybackinthewayback (early 1950s). I showed the cover picture to my mom and she said, "Oh. That was one of my college books."

HUH??????!!!!!!!

Turns out that was one of a half dozen Little Golden Books she had to buy as references for one of her art classes!

She says, "That's one of the reasons I started reading to you kids so early, because I already had some kids' books."

We got a chuckle out of it. Thanks for the memory!

[info]ridleygram

January 17 2008, 13:47:56 UTC 4 years ago

BLAIR

My God I wish I could make it to San Fran! I saw several original Blairs at the Disney show (Il etais une fois) in Paris back in 2006-they're stunning in the flesh, as you know. Looks like a fabulous show you have there sir.
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