Animation cels became a very popular item at Disneyland. They started in price somewhere around $1.50, which today seems a ridiculously low cost. While previously, cel collecting had been reserved for relatively few gallery visitors, at this low price, people throughout the world were now being introduced to the magic of cels and the joy of collecting them. Many thousands of cels were bought from the time the Art Corner opened in 1955 until it finally closed its doors in the early 1960s. After the closing of the Art Corner, cels were sometimes sold at the Emporium on Main Street, and in Tinker Bells Toy Shop in Fantasyland. Cels continued to sell actively during the 1950s and l960s, especially with the release of SLEEPING BEAUTY and 101 DALMATIANS.

#DG1 - Walt Disney 'Mickey Mouse', 1958. The 'Leader of the Club' Art Corner cel measures 8.00' X 9.50', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

Perhaps the most popular children's television series of all time, the original 'Mickey Mouse Club' aired on ABC from October 3, 1955, to September 25, 1959. Each show began with an animated segment of Donald Duck striking the Mickey Mouse Club gong (and something unusual always happened when Donald hit the gong!), and each show ended with Mousekartoon Time.

*$2,500 (ORIGINAL MAT& ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DA30 - Walt Disney 'Goofy', 1950's. This Gold Art Seal is an Original Cel, which sold at Disneyland's Art Corner. The cel is still in original mat with gold seal on rear. There is some lifting and cracking as seen in the scanned photo. However, lines are complete and colors are vivid and bold. Remember this cel was 'HANDPAINTED' not Xeroxed by computer. The image area measures 6.00' X 4.75', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

SOLD

#DG29 - Walt Disney - 'Holiday for Hen-Pecked Husbands', 1961 - Episode Number 189 . The Image area of goofy from the golfing sequence measures 4.00' X 5.50', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

In the l960s, Goofy was frequently cast in suburban settings as the 'common man,' occasionally with a wife and son, to showcase some of the pitfalls of modern living. In this unusual guise, he was often known as Mr. George Geef, and even shed his distinctive voice for some of these roles. This mature role for Goofy utilized his skills as an actor, rather than playing upon his traditional persona.

*$975 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG13 - Walt Disney 'The Colonel', 1961. This '101 Dalmations' Art Corner image measures 5.50' X 7.00'.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians was based on the book The Hundred and One Dalmatians by British author Dodie Smith. The contemporary tale was obviously a breath of fresh air for the Disney team after six years in the fairy tale world of Sleeping Beauty (1959). 101 Dalmatians is a distinct departure in both story and style. 'Cartoonish' exaggerations of reality were the standard for 101 Dalmatians, instead of the duplication of reality required in Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.

*$1,650 (MATTED AND FRAMED)

#DG8 - Walt Disney 'Woodlore and Donald Duck', Air Date October 23, 1957 - Season 4 - Episode Number 80 - Production number 4-7. The Art Corner production cel image area measures 7.00' X 6.00', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

This cel is from the Disneyland show 'Duck for Hire', of the employment agent who tries to help Donald find a new job - when he decides to give up show business and try his luck in the work-a-day world.

*$900 (MATTED AND FRAMED W/ORIGINAL ART CORNER SEAL)

#DG28 - Walt Disney - 'The Coyote's Lament', 1961. Image area measures 5.25' X 7.00' bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

In this Western romp, Pluto, the lone good guy, faces a trio of ornery critters, the pesty coyotes known as Grandpappy, Pappy and Junior.

*$975 (FRAMED & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG23 - Walt Disney 'Chip and Dale', Air Date 27-Feb-1959. This Art Corner cel is believed to be from 'The Adventures of Chip N' Dale ' Season 5 - Episode 119 - Production number 5-20, bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

*$900 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG24 - Walt Disney 'Chip and Dale', Air Date 27-Feb-1959. This Art Corner cel is believed to be from 'The Adventures of Chip N' Dale ' Season 5 - Episode 119 - Production number 5-20, bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

*$900 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG22 - Walt Disney 'Chip and Dale', Air Date 27-Feb-1959. This Art Corner cel is believed to be from 'The Adventures of Chip N' Dale ' Season 5 - Episode 119 - Production number 5-20. measuring 12' X 9', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

TRIVIA NOTE: The Chip 'N' Dale characters were named by assistant director Bea Selck for the eighteenth century furniture maker Thomas Chippendale. Oh, by the way, Chip has the black nose; Dale has the red.

*$1,200 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG15 - Walt Disney 'Chip 'n' Dale', 1956. The 'Chips Ahoy' image size measures 2.00' X 3.50', bearing art gold seal on rear.

This was the last movie made with Donald Duck. Chip and Dale must steal a model ship from Donald in order to gather plantiful supply of acorns on an island far out in a river. Donald's attempt to interfere ate thwarted like always by the clever chipmunks, who get their food, inadvertenly, with Donald's help.

*$900 (ORIGINAL FRAME)

#DG16 - Walt Disney 'Chip 'N' Dale', Originally Released on September 23, 1955. This Art Corner cel is believed to be from 'Up A Tree' and the image area measures 4.00' X 3.75'.

Chip 'n' Dale once again try to save their tree home from lumberjack Donald. Donald, in return, shows us how many ways he can fall off the side of a tree.

*$1,500 (ORIGINAL FRAME)

#DG14 - Walt Disney 'Humphrey Bear', 1956. The ' In The Bag' Art Corner cel measures 10.00' X 8.00', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

Humphrey The Bear is trying his best to pick up paper that has littered the park. He and about 10 other bears are given instructions to pick up the paper with a stick and put it in a pouch. The bears that complete the chore will get dinner, and whoever doesn't help does not get fed. Poor Humphrey tries to pick up the paper but he just can't keep it in the sack, everything is going wrong for him and he doesn't get dinner. In the end, he finally cleans up the paper and gets food.

*$1,900 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG9 - Walt Disney 'Donald Duck', 1950's. The Art Corner cel image measures 10.00' X 7.50', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

Donald debuted in the cartoon The Wise Little Hen June 9, 1934 (IMDb entry). His first appearance in comics was in the comics adaptation of that the same year in the Silly Symphonies comic series.

*$875 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG11 - Walt Disney 'Donald Duck', Air Date 21-Nov-1956 - Season 3 - Episode Number 58 - Prod #3-11. The Art Corner 'At Home With Donald Duck' image size measures 4.00' X 6.00', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

From Disney's classic T.V. show 'Wonderful World Of Color'.

It's Donald's birthday, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie are thrown a party by their uncle in honor of his own birthday! He treats the boys to special home screenings of his own movies on 8mm film reels, but they want to watch the Mickey Mouse and Goofy cartoons. Adding insult to injury, the boys would rather watch the Mickey Mouse Club on TV.

*$915 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG17 - Walt Disney 'Humphrey Bear', 1956. The Art Corner image measures 5.00' X 4.00', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

This expressive, full-figure hand-inked animation cel of Humphrey the Bear is an actual production cel that was created in the Disney ink-and-paint department and photographed during the making of one of Humphrey's theatrical cartoons. Humphrey appeared in seven cartoons with Goofy, Donald Duck and Ranger Woodlore beginning in 1950 with Hold That Pose and ending with In the Bag (1956).

*$1,900 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG26 - Walt Disney '101 DALMATIANS', 1961. The pup and cat image area measures 7.50' X 5.50', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

Clever Dalmatian Pongo arranges to meet the neighborhood's pretty female Dalmatian, Perdita, and in the process unites their two masters, Roger and Anita. After a rather large litter of puppies provokes the intrest of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.

*$2,450 (ORIGINAL MAT& ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG12 - Walt Disney 'Goofy', 1950's. The Art Corner image area measures 5.00' X 4.00', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

The character whom we know today as Goofy first appeared six decades ago in Mickey's Revue (1932). Then a bit player (as an obnoxious 'laugher' in a barnyard audience), he sported whiskers and square spectacles and was called Dippy Dawg.

*$800 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG18 - Walt Disney Studio, Woodlore, 1950's. The colorful animation image of Woodlore is hand-inked measuring 5.00' X 6.00, bearing art gold seal on rear.

Purchased from H. Kleiman Galleries.

Ranger Woodlore was voiced by Bill Thompson, who also voiced the White Rabbit and Dodo in Alice in Wonderland, Mr. Smee in Peter Pan, several of the dogs in Lady and the Tramp, King Hubert in Sleeping Beauty, and Uncle Waldo in The Aristocats, as well as Droopy Dog for MGM.

*$680 (ORIGINAL MATTE & GOLD ART CORNER SEAL)

#DG27 - Walt Disney 'Sword And The Stone, 1963. Warts image area measures 5.50' X 7.50', not bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

When good King Pendragon dies he leaves no one to succeed him- just a sword stuck through an anvil that stands on a stone. Written on it is the instruction that whoever is able to pull the sword from the stone and anvil is rightful king of England. Young Arthur lives in the drafty castle of Sir Ector, where he is apprentice and squire to oafish Kay. The lad is compelled to do scullery work and is referred to as the wart.

*$900 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG21 - Walt Disney 'Sword in The Stone', 1963. This Art Corner cel of 'Merlin' measures 8.00' X 9.50', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

The visual style of The Sword in the Stone is oddly hybrid, since the new Xerox(tm) technology pioneered in 101 Dalmatians dictated a rugged, graphic style; and the story was a medieval tapestry more in keeping with the visual style of Sleeping Beauty (1959). The Disney artists made up for this conflict in styles with exceptionally well-developed characters in entertaining and imaginative sequences.

Many animation experts cite the battle between the wizard Merlin and his rival, Mad Madam Mim, as a highlight of not only the film, but of character animation to that date. The characters of Merlin and Mim go through a dozen transformations of their physical beings during the raucous magic duel, but maintain the definition of their characters throughout the melee.

*$1,390 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG20 - Walt Disney 'Sword in The Stone', 1963. This Art Corner cel of 'Wart and Arcamedes' measures 8.00' X 9.50', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

To follow the tremendous success of 101 Dalmatians (1961), Walt Disney selected another modem British classic, The Sword in the Stone. He had acquired the rights to T.H. White's novel about the boyhood and education of King Arthur in 1939 (the year after the book's publication). Disney hesitated to develop the film as an animated feature then, feeling that it was not well known enough to warrant it. In the early 1950's, the novel was again considered for production, and when the smash Broadway musical Camelot opened in 1960 (based on White's complete cycle of novels about Arthur, The Once and Future King), Walt began development in earnest.

*$900 (ORIGINAL MATTE AND ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#D1 - Walt Disney '101 DALMATIANS', 1961. The pups image area measures 5.50' X 4.50', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

Walt Disney's '101 Dalmatians' in 1961 was the first feature to solely use Xerox process for transferring the animators' drawings to cels. It was a spectacularly satisfying film that introduced audiences to a new style of animation that Disney adopted. Edges were more clear-cut, colors more vibrant, and backgrounds were intentionally made to look drawn rather than real.

*$5,200 (ORIGINAL MATT AND ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG25 - Walt Disney 'Jungle Book', 1967. This Art Corner cel of four 'Vultures' measures 11.50 X 8.50, bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

Young Mowgli is abandoned in the jungle and raised by wolves, never knowing other humans. When the tiger, Shere Kahn, menaces the jungle, Bagheera, the the panther, convinces Mowgli to find a man-village for protection. Along the way, Mowgli befriends Baloo, the bear, and Colonel Haithi, the elephant; and is menaced by King Louie, the ape, and Kaa, the snake, as well as a quartet of vultures. Mowgli ultimately outwits Shere Kahn and decides to remain in the jungle, until a pretty female man-cub turns his head-and Mowgli proceeds directly to the man-village.

*$1,500 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG6 - Walt Disney 'Jiminy Cricket', 1950's. The Art Corner image area of Jiminy measures 6.00' X 4.00', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

Jiminy was designed by master animator Ward Kimball at the direction of Disney himself, who thought there was something missing from the Pinocchio film as it was originally proposed.

The Cricket's voice was provided by Cliff 'Ukelele Ike' Edwards, a minor radio actor of the 1930s and '40s who is best remembered for this role.

*$1,620 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG4 - Walt Disney 'Jiminy Cricket', 1957. The Art Corner image of Jiminy measures 1.75' X 3.00', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear.

Jiminy is taking his job very seriously from this Disneyland show, which Walt promises Donald a good conduct medal if he can manage to remain on his best behavior for an entire week.

Donald assures Walt all will be well, but Walt isnt taking any chances and puts Jiminy garbed as Sherlock Holmes on the case to make sure.

*$975 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG5 - Walt Disney 'Jiminy Cricket', 1958. The 'Mickey Mouse Club' image of Jiminy measures 4.50' X 4.50', bearing the art gold seal on rear.

The 'I'm No Fool ...' series was a short series of educational shorts produced for the original 'Mickey Mouse Club' back in the mid-fifties. Most featured Jiminy Cricket and each one centered on safety in regular human life.

*$1,200 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

#DG2 - Walt Disney 'Jiminy Cricket', 1958. The 'Mickey Mouse Club' Art Corner cel image size measures 4.50' X 4.50', bearing offical Gold Art Corner Seal on rear. Jiminy Cricket as he appear in the 1950's 'I'm No Fool' series of cartoons.

*$1,295 (ORIGINAL MATTE & ART CORNER GOLD SEAL)

Walter Elias Disney, along with his brother Roy O, began the Walt Disney Studios to produce and created cartoon shorts featuring characters of the Disney Studios.

The Disney Studios produced and created the first ever fully animated feature, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'. Other firsts in the film world were, the first synchronized sound cartoon, the first use of the storyboard, the first full color cartoon, the first stereophonic theater installations with Fantasound, the first CinemaScope cartoon, the first use of the Xerox process to assist in the animation process, and the first 3D cartoon. Disney also developed the Multiplan Camera, first used in 'The Old Mill'.

THE ART CORNER AT DISNEYLAND

After the Courvoisier Gallery went out of business in 1948, the cel craze in the galleries almost died out. The fascination for cels was now reserved primarily for the studio collectors and aficionados. The history of cel collecting was forever changed with the opening of Disneyland in July of 1955. 'Disneys Folly' was an overnight sensation! People flocked from all over the world to see Disneyland, and cel collecting was reborn in a little store that primarily sold animation cels. It was called simply, the Art Corner.