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.
19 through 36 shown.
Inked Publicity Drawing for Sea Scouts, June, 1939
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1063 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/2/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Inked Publicity Drawing for Sea Scouts, June, 1939
Artist: Hank Porter (All)
1063 Views
Inked Publicity Drawing for The Brave Little Tailor, September, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) Tom Wood ? (Inker) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 4017 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/2/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Inked Publicity Drawing for The Brave Little Tailor, September, 1938
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
Tom Wood ? (Inker)
4017 Views
Publicity Drawing for The Fox Hunt, 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 582 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 5/21/2013 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for The Fox Hunt, 1937
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (All)
582 Views
Inked Publicity Drawing for The Hockey Champ, April, 1939
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1445 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Inked Publicity Drawing for The Hockey Champ, April, 1939
Artist: Hank Porter (All)
1445 Views
Inked Publicity Drawing for Donald's Cousin Gus, May, 1939
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Inker) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1134 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/3/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Inked Publicity Drawing for Donald's Cousin Gus, May, 1939
Artist: Hank Porter (Inker)
1134 Views
Publicity Drawing for Bill Posters, May 1940
Art Details
| Artist: | |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 471 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Bill Posters, May 1940
Artist: 471 Views
Inked Publicity Drawing for Put-Put Troubles, July 1940
Art Details
| Artist: | Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 980 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/3/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Inked Publicity Drawing for Put-Put Troubles, July 1940
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (All)
980 Views
Perhaps the Earliest Existing Drawing of Donald Duck
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (All) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 772 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 9/1/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Perhaps the Earliest Existing Drawing of Donald Duck
Artist: Tom Wood (All)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
772 Views
Publicity Drawing of Mickey and Minnie for Shangheid, January, 1934
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 923 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing of Mickey and Minnie for Shangheid, January, 1934
Artist: Tom Wood (Penciller)
923 Views, 1 Comment
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
Publicity Drawing for Gulliver Mickey, May, 1934
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1926 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 8/3/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Gulliver Mickey, May, 1934
Artist: Tom Wood (Penciller)
1926 Views
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Man Friday, January, 1935
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 694 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 9/1/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Man Friday, January, 1935
Artist: Tom Wood (All)
694 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 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
Publicity Drawing for On Ice, September, 1935
Art Details
| Artist: | Walt Disney Studio (Penciller) Tom Wood (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 928 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 1/20/2016 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for On Ice, September, 1935
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (Penciller)
Tom Wood (Penciller)
928 Views
Publicity Drawing for On Ice, September,1935
Art Details
| Artist: | Walt Disney Studio (Penciller) Tom Wood (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1316 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 1/20/2016 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for On Ice, September,1935
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (Penciller)
Tom Wood (Penciller)
1316 Views
Publicity Drawing for Still Photograph for Thru the Mirror, May 1936
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (Penciller) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 511 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 2/7/2022 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Still Photograph for Thru the Mirror, May 1936
Artist: Tom Wood (Penciller)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
511 Views, 1 Comment
Original Drawing for Publicity Still for Mickey's Rival, June, 1936
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1094 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/11/2019 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Original Drawing for Publicity Still for Mickey's Rival, June, 1936
Artist: Tom Wood (All)
1094 Views
There are 88 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
19 through 36 shown.
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