Tag Archives: Dina Babbitt

Disney’s Art Models

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Art Babbitt

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 →

Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Animation, Dance, Disney, Illustration | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Dina Babbitt: The Comic

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Art Babbitt

Dina Babbitt was many things: Art Babbitt’s third wife (married April 17, 1948), the mother of his children, an artist, a Holocaust survivor, a hero, an activist. A Jewish art student in WWII Czechoslovakia, she survived Auschwitz – and bargained … Continue reading →

Posted in 1942-1946: Repercussions, 1946-1970s: Later Years, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments