[Hollywood] Disney, Walt. (1901-1966)
Walt Disney in his studio with Deems Taylor and Leopold Stokowski
Enormous original gelatin silver print of Walt Disney, Deems Taylor, and Leopold Stokowski discussing ideas for the 1940 film Fantasia. 41 x 37 in. (104.1 x 94 cm.), unframed. With deckled edges, wear to the extreme edges with associated loss to the pigment, scattered minor surface soiling, soft handling creases and undulation to sheet, artist tackholes in corners, quarter inch tear to lower left corner.The innovative "Fantasia" animated film is a series of eight animated musical sequences, including abstract images set to J.S. Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"; Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" ballet; Paul Dukas's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" with Mickey Mouse; dinosaurs & volcanoes in Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring"; Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"; "Dance of the Hours" by Ponchielli with delightful dancing hippos, crocodiles, ostriches & elephants; and Mussorgsky's darkly apocalyptic "Night On Bald Mountain" which morphs into "Ave Maria" in the rain. In his introduction to the published book, Disney wrote that 'In a profession that has been an unending voyage of discovery in the realms of color, sound, and motion, Fantasia represents our most exciting adventure. At last, we have found a way to use in our medium the great music of all times and the flood of new ideas which it inspires.' (8553)
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