Disney Studio Pt. 7 - 1930s Publicity Drawings for Mickey and Donald Shorts *
When I first encountered Disney publicity drawings in the late 1970s, no one seemed to really know what they were. Typically they were described as "concept" art or some sort of layout drawings. Since they were not consistently catagorized for what they truly were, they were almost uniformly looked down upon. This despite the obvious fact that they were the most complete, detailed, and, as a whole, most finely rendered of all Disney art. After years of looking at the art and spotting published sources which were clearly based on the pencil art, I finally understood that these drawings, virtually all by three artists -- Tom Wood, Manuel Gonzales, and Hank Porter -- were created for publicity stills, one sheet cartoon posters, monthly Disney pages for children in Good Housekeeping Magazine, and illustrated Disney books. Simultaneously I obtained information regarding the sources of such drawings that led to their coming onto the animation art market. I don't believe that anyone else knows this history, i.e., the provenance of Disney publicity drawings from the 1930s, so I have decided to memorialize this history here. There is insufficient space to provide the details in this introductory field, so I will serialize this account with portions appearing under the entries for the drawings themselves, numbered in sequence after any specific comments about the individual drawings. .
There are 88 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
1 through 18 shown.
Complete Set of Watercolors for the Donald's Lucky Day Good Housekeeping Page, 1939
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1521 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 9/6/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Complete Set of Watercolors for the Donald's Lucky Day Good Housekeeping Page, 1939
Artist: Hank Porter (All)
1521 Views, 1 Comment
Complete Set of Watercolors for the Moving Day Good Housekeeping Page, 1936
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2266 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 8/15/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Complete Set of Watercolors for the Moving Day Good Housekeeping Page, 1936
Artist: Tom Wood (All)
2266 Views
Drawing for a Publicity Still for Micky's Man Friday, 1935
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (All) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 239 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 8/30/2021 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for a Publicity Still for Micky's Man Friday, 1935
Artist: Tom Wood (All)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
239 Views
Drawing of Goofy and Moose for a Publicity Still for Moose Hunters, 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (All) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 449 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 8/30/2021 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing of Goofy and Moose for a Publicity Still for Moose Hunters, 1937
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (All)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
449 Views, 1 Comment
Drawing for a Cel Used for a Publicity Still for Donald's Cousin Gus, May, 1939
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | |
| Views | 655 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 5/27/2013 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for a Cel Used for a Publicity Still for Donald's Cousin Gus, May, 1939
Artist: Hank Porter (All)
655 Views
Drawing for a Mickey's Circus Publicity Still, 1936
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (Penciller) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1537 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/2/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for a Mickey's Circus Publicity Still, 1936
Artist: Tom Wood (Penciller)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
1537 Views
Drawing for a Publicity Still for Donald's Golf Game, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 312 |
| Comments: | 2 |
| Added to Site: | 8/12/2021 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for a Publicity Still for Donald's Golf Game, 1938
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
312 Views, 2 Comments
Drawing for Don Donald Good Housekeeping Page 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1162 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for Don Donald Good Housekeeping Page 1937
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
1162 Views
Drawing for Don Donald Good Housekeeping Page 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1215 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for Don Donald Good Housekeeping Page 1937
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
1215 Views
Drawing for Good Scouts Good Housekeeping Page, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1285 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2016 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for Good Scouts Good Housekeeping Page, 1938
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (All)
1285 Views, 1 Comment
Drawing for Goofy and Wilbur Cartoon Poster, March, 1939
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2980 |
| Comments: | 2 |
| Added to Site: | 3/19/2008 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for Goofy and Wilbur Cartoon Poster, March, 1939
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
2980 Views, 2 Comments
Drawing for the Antarctic Trappers Good Housekeeping Page, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1017 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/3/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for the Antarctic Trappers Good Housekeeping Page, 1938
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
1017 Views
Drawing for the Don Donald Good Housekeeping Page, 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (All) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 731 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 8/21/2019 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for the Don Donald Good Housekeeping Page, 1937
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (All)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
731 Views
Drawing for the Goofy and Wilbur Good Housekeeping page, May, 1939
Art Details
| Artist: | Walt Disney Studio (All) Hank Porter (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 564 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for the Goofy and Wilbur Good Housekeeping page, May, 1939
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (All)
Hank Porter (All)
564 Views
Drawing for the Mickey's Garden Good Housekeeping Page 1935
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1329 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/3/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for the Mickey's Garden Good Housekeeping Page 1935
Artist: Tom Wood (Penciller)
1329 Views
Drawing for The Pointer Good Housekeeping Page 1939
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1413 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/3/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Drawing for The Pointer Good Housekeeping Page 1939
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
1413 Views
Inked Publicity Drawing for Don Donald, January, 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (All) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 3081 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Inked Publicity Drawing for Don Donald, January, 1937
Artist: Tom Wood (All)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
3081 Views
![Inked Publicity Drawing for Donald and Pluto [that's the title, really], September, 1936 Comic Art](https://cafans.b-cdn.net/images/Category_12502/subcat_40439/thumbs/Donald&PlutoA.jpg)
Inked Publicity Drawing for Donald and Pluto [that's the title, really], September, 1936
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2697 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Inked Publicity Drawing for Donald and Pluto [that's the title, really], September, 1936
Artist: Tom Wood (All)
2697 Views
There are 88 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
1 through 18 shown.
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