Pinocchio Puppet Disney Sericel Cel Signed Frank Thomas Ollie NEW Frame 1988

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Pinocchio & French Marionette
hand signed
by 2 of Disney's "
Nine Old Men
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Brand NEW Frame
This is a limited edition sericel Pinocchio in the "I've got No Strings" scene. Cel size is 11x 14 inches, Framed Size is 18x21 inches. Created and released in the 1995, The edition is comprised of 5000 world wide. This Deluxe Edition is a subset of that edition.
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In addition it has been signed by 2 of the main character animators on the film.
Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston
have both passed away, so this piece is even more of a treasure.
BRAND NEW Frame
Comes in a BRAND NEW FRAME
.
Dark
Mahogany
tone frame
. NEW
Museum Quality Archival Matting that will last forever. NEW plexiglass.
Also comes with the original Disney certificate of Authenticity and a Second COA for the autographs.
This piece is Complete and Ready to hang!
Disney Certificate of Authenticity
What is a sericel?
A Sericel
is a serigraphy process that involves silk-screening each individual color to the cel, one at a time. Every distinct shade is a separate screen, and a separate pass in the procedure. As a result of this fine art operation, each color is flawlessly reproduced. Sericels are also created in limited quantities, typically 2500 to 5000 pieces and sometimes even 9500. Because of their larger edition size, sericels are the most affordable type of animation art, ideal for the beginning collector. The word Sericel is a contraction of Seri-graphed Cel.
Who is
Ollie Johnston
?
Ollie Johnston's first major assignment for the Disney company was Pinocchio. Other famous character work includes the centaurettes in Fantasia (1940), Thumper in Bambi (1940), Mr. Smee in Peter Pan (1953), the three good fairies in Sleeping Beauty (1959), Mowgli and Baloo in "The Bare Necessities" sequence of The Jungle Book (1967) and Orville the albatross in The Rescuers (1977).
Johnston was given the Disney Legend Award in 1989. This award was created by Roy E. Disney to honor individuals whose body of work has made a significant impact on the Disney entertainment legacy. Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston have co-authored four books about Disney animation and art. Disney Animation: Illusion of Life (1981) is considered a textbook of the art of Disney animation. Too Funny for Words (1987) covers the art of the physical gag in animation. Walt Disney's Bambi: The Story and the Film (1990) is a record of the making of the classic feature, and The Disney Villain (1994) is the decisive study of animated menace. Ollie passed away on April 14, 2008, thank you is all I can say.
Who is
Frank Thomas
?
Frank Thomas has had a long and distinguished career with Disney. He is credited with animating Thumper and Bambi on the ice in Bambi (1942), Lady and Tramp eating a romantic spaghetti dinner in Lady and the Tramp (1954), and Mad Madam Mim in the Sword in the Stone (1963). Thomas was given the Disney Legend Award in 1989. This award was created by Roy E. Disney to honor individuals whose body of work has made a significant impact on the Disney entertainment legacy.
Frank Thomas is a native Californian. During World War II he was head of an Air Force Animation Unit, and from 1946 to 1966, in his spare time, was the piano player for the famous Dixieland Jazz group, The Firehouse Five plus Two. He lives in California with his wife of forty-seven years, Jeanette. They have four children and three grandchildren.
Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston have co-authored four books about Disney animation and art. Disney Animation: Illusion of Life (1981) is considered a textbook of the art of Disney animation. Too Funny for Words (1987) covers the art of the physical gag in animation. Walt Disney's Bambi: The Story and the Film (1990) is a record of the making of the classic feature, and The Disney Villain (1994) is the decisive study of animated menace.
Passed away Sept 8, 2004 We'll miss you.
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