Tag Archives: caricatures

1931 Disney Staff Caricatures & Profiles – pt 8

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Art Babbitt

In this, the final installment of snippets from the June 20, 1931 issue of Motion Picture Daily, I had to composite some various images together to doctor a complete caricature of Walt and Frank Churchill.  Enjoy this glimpse at Walt … Continue reading →

Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, Disney, Illustration | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

1931 Disney Staff Caricatures & Profiles – pt 5

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Art Babbitt

Here in the continued auto-bios of the Disney staffers, Bert Lewis lists his creds, Floy Gottfredson touts his own good looks, and Burt Gillett name-drops.

Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Disney, Illustration, music | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

1931 Disney Staff Caricatures & Profiles – pt 4

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Art Babbitt

Next up in the cavalcade of 1931 Disney staffers: Tom Palmer can’t pronounce “black sheep”; Bill Cottrell fled for his freedom; and Rudy Zamora s your drug pusher.  

Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Disney, Mickey Mouse, New York | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

1931 Disney Staff Caricatures & Profiles – pt 3

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Art Babbitt

Next up from Motion Picture Daily: Jack Cutting recognizes his nanny, Norm Ferguson pays homage to his New York roots, and Ben Sharpsteen shrugs his way through success.  

Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Disney, Illustration, Mickey Mouse, New York | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

1931 Disney Staff Caricatures & Profiles – pt 2

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Art Babbitt

Johnny Cannon loves sex, Hazell Sewell makes no bones about her job, and Frenchy de Tremaudan self-depricates.

Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, Illustration | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1931 Disney Staff Caricatures & Profiles – pt 1

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Art Babbitt

Half by accident, half by definite purpose, I stumbled upon an auction of Disney memorabilia and in it was included a page of a magazine called Motion Picture Daily.  It had caricatures of Disney staffers from the early ’30s.  After … Continue reading →

Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, Disney, Illustration, Mickey Mouse, Nine Old Men | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ferdinand the Bull

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Art Babbitt

Ever the puckish trickster, Ward Kimball caricatured himself and his fellow animator as the parade of bullfighters in the 1938 Oscar-winning short, Ferdinand the Bull.  The two-page spread below is from a film magazine in Babbitt’s personal collection.  This bit … Continue reading →

Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, Disney, Nine Old Men | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment