I bought this drawing from an eBay seller who deals in large quantities of animation and comics items. I heard they buy up estates and collections so I realize descriptions might be inaccurate. The drawing features a strong full figure of Loopy in stride. There are marginal notes which seem authentic. The asking price was reasonable. The seller had Hanna Barbera veteran Willie Ito sign the drawing. This piece came in a plastic bag with notes so it seems some previous owner kept good notes. Here’s the seller’s description:
Loopy De Loop 1965 SIGNED Willie Ito Production Big Mouse Take Pencil COLUMBIA PICTURES
Production Company: Hanna Barbera
Loop De Loop "Big Mouse Take"
Unable to deal with Bigelow Mouse (played by Doug Young), Chatterly Cat accepts Loopy's help. After a successful mouse catch, both Chatterly and Bigelow with his family move in with Loopy. v
Animated by Carlo Vinci and Hugh Fraser.
Loopy De Loop is an American animated threatical series produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera after leaving MGM and opening their new studio, Hanna-Barbera Productions. 48 cartoons were produced between 1959 and 1965, and released to theatres by Columbia Pictures. It was one of the final theatrical cartoon series to be released by Columbia, as well as the only one to be produced by the studio.
Signed Willie Ito
Willie Ito is an American animator. He worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios in the 1950s, moved to Warner Brothers Productions and Hanna-Barbera Productions as a character designer, and later returned to Disney. Ito was with Hanna-Barbera for the next fourteen years, where he worked on layouts and backgrounds for such series as The Flintstones and The Yogi Bear Show, and designed characters like the title characters from Hong Kong Phooey and Goober and the Ghost Chasers. Ito continues to draw and speak to audiences about his career at the leading animation studios.
Size: 10" x 12"
Year: June 17, 1965
Media: Hand drawn production pencil, a cel would be made from this.
Condition: Very Good
