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: The Art and Flair of Mary Blair
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: October 27, 2007 - March 18, 2008
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: Reception Tuesday, December 4
:
: "Mention the name Mary Blair, and few
: will recognize it. But say she designed
: 'Alice In Wonderland,' the 'it's a small
: world' ride at Disneyland, and painted many
: of the most popular Little Golden Books, and
: people will 'Oh yeah!' in recognition. Few
: others working in animation in the '40s and
: '50s were as innovative, interesting, and
: accessible as Mary Blair. Through her
: unique color styling and graphically strong
: shape language, her work pushed animation
: design in a different direction towards a
: more evocative, suggested feeling of the
: subject matter.
:
: "Blair's work is decidedly not
: realistic, but it evokes powerful emotions
: in the audience. Her sense of color defies
: logical explanation, yet somehow feels
: emotionally perfect. No wonder Walt Disney
: loved her work. Like animation itself, her
: paintings were a caricature of real life;
: more intensely evocative of the thing than
: the thing itself."
:
: --Pete Docter, Director of "Monsters,
: Inc.," Pixar Animation Studios
:
: *******
:
: The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to present
: The Art and Flair of Mary Blair, a
: retrospective exhibition of the work of
: famed animation designer Mary Blair
: (1911-1978). One of the first women to work
: as a concept artist for Disney, Blair was
: responsible for the look of some of the key
: Disney films of the 1940s and 1950s
: including Cinderella and Peter Pan. Her
: colorful, charming geometric designs,
: synonymous with 1950s style, appeared in
: advertisements and children’s books.
: Perhaps her most famous creation, however,
: is the Disneyland attraction “it’s a
: small world,” which Blair originally
: designed for the 1964 World’s Fair. She
: was posthumously recognized as a Disney
: Legend in 1991 and was honored with a
: Winsor McCay animation award in 1996.
:
: This once-in-a-lifetime exhibition includes
: an array of Blair’s groundbreaking concept
: art for classic Disney feature films
: including Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella,
: and Peter Pan, Disney shorts such as The
: Little House, Johnny Appleseed, and Susie,
: The Little Blue Coupe, and Disney theme
: parks and attractions, including “It’s A
: Small World.”
:
: The Art and Flair of Mary Blair showcases
: the full scope of Blair’s career as an
: artist and illustrator, including early
: watercolor paintings, commercial
: illustrations for such clients as Hanes,
: Pall Mall, and Baker’s Chocolate, a
: selection of Blair’s fine art, unpublished
: family photographs, and children’s book
: illustrations, including pages from the
: classic Little Golden Book I Can Fly.
:
: Information regarding the December 4
: reception and additional programming will be
: announced as details are confirmed.
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