Description: DISNEY, WALT, BING CROSBY & JACK KINNEY. Original Ink & Pencil Drawing by Disney Animation Artist Jack Kinney. 12” x 10 1/2”, circa 1988. Original ink & pencil drawing by Disney animation artist Jack Kinney depicting Disney animator Hugh Fraser talking to Bing Crosby about Bing’s involvement with the Disney feature film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Mr. Crosby also recorded a studio album entitled Walt Disney’s Ichabod - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in which he narrates the famous 1820 Washington Irving short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The text for the drawing shows Hugh Fraser asking Bing Crosby, “But what do you get out of it Bing?” and Bing’s reply is, “Just a half moustache chili.” Next to Bing, Kinney has included details of the printed shirt Bing is wearing, “Shirt’s fried eggs motif, so popular at that time.” Additionally Bing is wearing plaid pants and a hat while smoking a pipe and leaning on a golf club. Next to Bing Kinney has written, “Hugh Fraser questions his old Gonzaga friend about stint on Ichabod Crane.” Gonzaga is a reference to Gonzaga University in Bing’s hometown Spokane, WA. Bing’s childhood home is now part of the Gonzaga University Campus and is open for tours. Includes a signed letter of authenticity. The drawing was created as an illustration for his book Walt Disney and Assorted Other Characters. An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at Disney (Harmony Books, 1989), however it was not included in the published book. Hugh Fraser is mentioned in Notes on the Characters section at the end of the book on page 202: “Hugh Fraser - a top Disney animator (and pal of Bing Crosby), Hugh counts Pinocchio, Dumbo, and Lady and the Tramp among his credits. He also worked for Hanna-Barbera and Format.” Near fine condition with just a trace of handling. Jack Kinney (1909 - 1992) was hired by Walt Disney in 1931, the early days of the Depression, to work at the Walt Disney Studio on Hyperion Avenue in East Hollywood. His beginning career includes his work on several shorts, including Santa's Workshop (1932), The Band Concert (1935), and Moose Hunters (1937). He went on to become a director of cartoons, working on the features Pinocchio and Dumbo, but he really shined in the shorts department, where his Goofy cartoons are among the best to come out of the Disney Studios. He received five Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar for the 1943 cartoon ‘Der Fuhrer’s Face,’ the only Donald Duck film to win an Academy Award. In 1959, Jack left Disney to start (with his brother Dick) Jack Kinney Productions, an independent animation studio. In his book ‘Walt Disney and Assorted Other Characters. An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at Disney,’ Kinney recounts the highs and lows of daily life as a member of the creative department at Disney, where the staff referred to themselves as ‘inmates’ and the practical jokes and camaraderie provided rich material for the gags and scenes that they created for the screen. Working for Walt Disney could be as inspiring as it could be frustrating and his book presents an insider’s perspective with great humor and candor. He puts it best in his introduction: “These are my personal recollections of the Disney Studio where I worked for more than a quarter-century. It is the story of the little people, the strivers, the doers. It is about the pranks, the gags, the human foibles we remember so lovingly, and about the growing pains suffered by all involved. The Golden Age of Animation was a glorious experience.”
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Animation Studio: Walt Disney
Type: Drawing, Sketch
Year of Production: circa 1988
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Illustrator: Jack Kinney
Size: 12" x 10 1/2"
