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.
37 through 54 shown.
Publicity Drawing for Alpine Climbers, July, 1936
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 795 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
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| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Alpine Climbers, July, 1936
Artist: Tom Wood (Penciller)
795 Views
Publicity Drawing for the Mickey's Circus Good Housekeeping Page, August, 1936
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1242 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for the Mickey's Circus Good Housekeeping Page, August, 1936
Artist: Tom Wood (Penciller)
1242 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
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Circus, August, 1936
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (All) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1500 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/27/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Circus, August, 1936
Artist: Tom Wood (All)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
1500 Views
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Elephant, October, 1936
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1898 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Elephant, October, 1936
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
1898 Views
Publicity Drawing for Theatrical Still for Mickey's Elephant, 1936
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (All) Walt Disney Studios (All) |
| Media Type: | Colored Pencils |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 213 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/25/2023 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Theatrical Still for Mickey's Elephant, 1936
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (All)
Walt Disney Studios (All)
213 Views
Publicity Drawing for Mother Pluto, November, 1936
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1645 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/3/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Mother Pluto, November, 1936
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
1645 Views
Publicity Drawing for Don Donald, January, 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood ? (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2157 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Don Donald, January, 1937
Artist: Tom Wood ? (Penciller)
2157 Views, 1 Comment
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 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 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 | 732 |
| 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)
732 Views
Publicity Drawing for Magician Mickey, February, 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1418 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Magician Mickey, February, 1937
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
1418 Views
Publicity Drawing for Magician Mickey, February,1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1357 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/3/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Magician Mickey, February,1937
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
1357 Views
Publicity Drawing for Magician Mickey, February, 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 965 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Magician Mickey, February, 1937
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
965 Views
Publicity Drawing for Magician Mickey, February, 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1066 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Magician Mickey, February, 1937
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
1066 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
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Amateurs, April, 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1483 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Amateurs, April, 1937
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
1483 Views
Publicity Drawing of Mickey Mouse and Clarabelle Cow from Mickey's Amateurs, April, 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2362 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing of Mickey Mouse and Clarabelle Cow from Mickey's Amateurs, April, 1937
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
2362 Views
There are 88 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
37 through 54 shown.
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