Dumbo drawing full#

Dumbo drawing full#

More about Copyright and other Restrictionsįor guidance about compiling full citations consult For information see 'Walt Disney Productions Rights and Restrictions Information,' LC-DIG-ppmsca-06461 (digital file from original drawing).Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 127 ljrġ drawing : watercolor and graphite, color 25.4 x 30.6 cm (sheet) Based on a little-known story by Helen Aberson, Dumbo, the shortest of Disney's features, won popular and critical acclaim as a classic.įorms part of: Art Wood Collection of Caricature and Cartoon (Library of Congress).Įxhibited: Cartoon America: Highlights from the Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Library of Congress, 2006-2007. Bill Tytla (1904-1968), the main animator for the film, reportedly drew inspiration from his infant son in developing his concept of Dumbo. Disney's animated feature film Dumbo the Elephant, released in 1941, tells the story of the little elephant born with oversized ears, the other elephants' rejection of him, and his triumph as the flying circus star. Bill Tytla, key animator for the film, reportedly based his conception of Dumbo on his infant son.Ĭaption label from exhibit Cartoon America: The bathing baby elephant Dumbo happily spouts water through his trunk in this drawing that captures his joyful spirit. Drawing of Dumbo, the baby elephant with outsize ears, in the famous animated Walt Disney film of the same name.