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.
55 through 72 shown.
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Amateurs, April, 1937 - Goofy as a One-Man-Band by Tom Wood
Art Details
| Artist: | Tom Wood (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 5881 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Amateurs, April, 1937 - Goofy as a One-Man-Band by Tom Wood
Artist: Tom Wood (Penciller)
5881 Views
Publicity Drawng for Clock Cleaners, October, 1937
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 787 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/3/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawng for Clock Cleaners, October, 1937
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
787 Views
Publicity Drawing for Self Control, February, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 910 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 5/27/2013 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Self Control, February, 1938
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (All)
910 Views
Self Control, Feb 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 684 |
| Comments: | 2 |
| Added to Site: | 9/20/2022 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Self Control, Feb 1938
Artist: Walt Disney Studio (All)
684 Views, 2 Comments
Publicity Drawing for Boat Builders, February, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 778 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Boat Builders, February, 1938
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
778 Views
Publicity Drawing for Boat Builders, February, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 538 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Boat Builders, February, 1938
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
538 Views
Publicity Drawing for Boat Builders, February, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 602 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Boat Builders, February, 1938
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
602 Views
Publicity Drawiing for Donald's Nephews, April, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 580 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/2/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawiing for Donald's Nephews, April, 1938
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
580 Views
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Trailer, May, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 3835 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Trailer, May, 1938
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
3835 Views
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Trailer, May, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1390 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Trailer, May, 1938
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
1390 Views
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Trailer, May, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1231 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Trailer, May, 1938
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
1231 Views
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 | 1018 |
| 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)
1018 Views
Publicity Drawing for Polar Trappers, June, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 961 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Polar Trappers, June, 1938
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
961 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
Publicity Drawing for The Fox Hunt, July, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 955 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for The Fox Hunt, July, 1938
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
955 Views
Publicity Drawing for The Brave Little Tailor, September, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Hank Porter (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1421 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/12/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for The Brave Little Tailor, September, 1938
Artist: Hank Porter (Penciller)
1421 Views
Publicity Drawing for Theatrical Still for Mickey's Parrot, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (All) Walt Disney Studio (All) |
| Media Type: | Colored Pencils |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 488 |
| Comments: | 3 |
| Added to Site: | 6/25/2023 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Theatrical Still for Mickey's Parrot, 1938
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (All)
Walt Disney Studio (All)
488 Views, 3 Comments
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Parrot, September, 1938
Art Details
| Artist: | Manuel Gonzales (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Animation |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 889 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 6/29/2006 |
About the Owner
| C E | |
| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Parrot, September, 1938
Artist: Manuel Gonzales (Penciller)
889 Views
There are 88 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
55 through 72 shown.
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