Category Archives: Illustration

Donald Duck says Disney is Unfair

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

You’ve got to admit, the Disney strikers of ’41 knew how to design a flyer.

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Disney’s Art Models

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

For the Disney artists of the 1930s and early 40s, a huge credit of their exponential growth is owed to the in-studio art classes.  And while teachers like Don Graham and Eugene Fleury deserve their due, this post is to … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from Bill and Art

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

What luck that Art Babbitt saved this terrific Christmas card that he and Bill Tytla devised. The two were living together in a sprawling bachelor pad on Tuxedo Terrace.  They were also working together as top animators at the Walt … Continue reading →

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Organized Labor vs Steamboat Willie

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Sure, Art Babbitt and Walt Disney fought on opposite sides of the union during the Disney Strike, … but Walt Disney had a run-in with union unrest before Mickey Mouse ever premiered in his first film, Steamboat Willie! In late … Continue reading →

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More Babbitt Walk Cycles

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

In 1948, Art Babbitt was in Paris working with Lou Bunin on his stop-motion Alice in Wonderland film.  Babbitt’s walk cycles were used as pre-production reference for the animators.  Four of them have been previously published and I’ve already scanned … Continue reading →

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Illustrator for Hire, 1928

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

In 1928, Arthur Babbitt was a real New Yorker. He was a successful freelance artist, working in his own studio near Times Square, engaged to a cute brunette from Brooklyn, and all before he was 21 years old.  This was … Continue reading →

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