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Drawings for Walt Disney's 'The Dog Show'

Portfolio
c.1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
The Walt Disney Company (artist)
Place of origin
USA (made)

A brown manila folder with a label stuck on the tab typed 00709 DOG-SHOW, containing 172 sheets pierced and bound by a metal binding clip, comprising preliminary designs for an animated film; the majority in a series of captioned sequences. Most sheets inscribed with the names of the various contributors and a manuscript or typed storyline. Most dated December 1936.

Object details

Categories
Animals and Wildlife
Caricatures & Cartoons
Children & Childhood
Illustration
Drawings
Object type
Portfolio
TitleDrawings for Walt Disney's 'The Dog Show'
Materials and techniques
Pencil and coloured chalks
Brief description
Folder of drawings for a Walt Disney Productions animation 'The Dog Show', USA, 1936
Physical description
A brown manila folder with a label stuck on the tab typed 00709 DOG-SHOW, containing 172 sheets pierced and bound by a metal binding clip, comprising preliminary designs for an animated film; the majority in a series of captioned sequences. Most sheets inscribed with the names of the various contributors and a manuscript or typed storyline. Most dated December 1936.
Dimensions
  • Each sheet height: 25.5cm
  • Each sheet width: 30.4cm
Object history
These drawings may relate to the 1939 Disney animated short 'Society Dog Show', starring Mickey Mouse and Pluto.

Item Provenance: Sotheby's Illustrated Books Sale, 17-19 June 1987 (Lot 646).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.739-1987

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Record createdJuly 27, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O44643/drawings-for-walt-disneys-the-portfolio-the-walt-disney/
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