DISNEYLAND Original Reversal Film PARTNERS STATUE JOHN HENCH ART Walt & Mickey

Description

This is a DISNEYLAND Publicity Photo , a Reversal Film Type Print that is a large slide like transparency used to print in Films or Printing a high quality image for reproduction.
The ART is by IMAGINEER Artist JOHN HENCH
In 1939, Hench started as a
story artist
in the
animation department
working in areas including
backgrounds
,
layout
and
art direction
,
effects animation
and
special effects
. Hench was respected by
Walt Disney
as one of the studio's most gifted artists and worked him and
Salvador Dalí
on the animated short
Destino
, a project which began in 1945 and not completed until 2003.
[4]
Afterwards, he moved to
WED Enterprises
(now known as
Walt Disney Imagineering
). In 1954, Hench was in the studio's
live action department
, as lead developer of the
hydraulic
giant squid in
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
.
The film won an
Academy Award
for
Best Special Effects
in 1954.
[3]
Hench was also Disney's official portrait artist of
Mickey Mouse
, painting the company's portraits for Mickey's 25th, 50th, 60th, 70th, and 75th birthdays.
[5]
Hench led the design for various attractions:
Tomorrowland
, the
Adventureland
buildings and walkways,
New Orleans Square
and the
Snow White
Grotto. He also designed
Space Mountain
, and
Cinderella Castle
at the
Magic Kingdom
and
Tokyo Disneyland
. He also contributed to attractions such as the
Mickey Mouse Revue
,
Carousel of Progress
and
It's a Small World
.
[6]
Hench was often mistaken as Walt Disney, therefore, theme parks guests would often ask him for an autograph or photo.
[7]
One of Hench's most recognizable work is his design for the
Olympic Torch
for the
1960 Winter Olympics
at
Squaw Valley
, California, which subsequent torches have been based on.
[8]
The design is modeled after the torches of the 1948 and 1956 Olympiads.
[9]
[10]
In 1990, he received the
Disney Legend
award, the company's highest honor, presented by then-CEO
Michael Eisner
. Hench remained at Walt Disney Imagineering in
Glendale, California
until 2004.
This Image is the Blane Gibson PARTNERS STATUE
Partners
is a 1993
copper
statue by Blaine Gibson depicting
Walt Disney
holding the hand of the most popular character he created,
Mickey Mouse
. The statue is 6 feet 5 inches (196 cm), 7 inches (18 cm) taller than Disney himself. It is the central point of attention as guests enter some of the
Disney parks
. Gibson took a year to create the piece.
[1]
He used a 1960 bust of Disney as his model for Disney's half. To sculpt Disney and Mickey's joined hands, he consulted the 1940 film
Fantasia
, where Mickey shook hands with conductor
Leopold Stokowski
.
There has been speculation regarding Disney's stance in the sculpture. Many believed his outstretched hand indicated he was showing Mickey what had come of his (Disney's) dream. Gibson said, “I chose to depict Walt as he was in 1954. I think that was when [he] was in his prime. It was tough trying to match the media image of Walt Disney, the one the public knows, to the real Walt, the one we knew. I think Walt is admiring the park and saying to Mickey, ‘Look what we’ve accomplished together,’ because truly they were very much a team through it all. ‘Look at all the happy people who have come to visit us today.’”
As revealed in "A Virtual Tour of Walt Disney Imagineering: Part 2", Mickey was initially going to be portrayed holding an ice cream cone, but it was decided it would make him appear too juvenile.
[2]
The plaque beneath the statues bear slightly different versions of words that Disney never actually uttered. His closest actual words to the inscriptions were, "I think what I want most of all is for Disneyland to be a happy place." Parts
The Full SLIDE IMAGE is 4 X 5 inches.
This is an Original Film from WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING Publicity Department in the 1990s.
Item in EXCELLENT condition, please see pics
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