A LARGE ORIGINAL 1990 RALPH KENT OFFICIAL DISNEY ANIMATOR LEGEND READ/SEE ALL- For Sale

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A LARGE ORIGINAL 1990 RALPH KENT OFFICIAL DISNEY ANIMATOR LEGEND READ/SEE ALL-:
$395.00

AN ORIGINAL 1990 RALPH KENT! THE DISNEY’ ANIMATOR LEGEND READ& SEE ALL-

TheWilliamson Estate Disney/Mickey Mouse Sketches & cells are indeed special-not only was Mrs. Williamson a V.I.P. Employee- she was also granted specialsPerks from Disney after her retirement- she travelled from her home in Michiganto Disney World, FLA more than a dozen times a year- as Guests of Disney. Shecollected only the Finest Works.

This drawing is from the estate of a 35-year Disney Employee andMickey Mouse Collector- the drawing represents the BEST of Disney from the1960’s through 1990’s Cartoonists & Animators. Provenance and NAMErecognition of the artist IS well documented- Here you have The ActualPhotograph of Official Disney Legend (Disney Grants the Title of “Legend” fortheir Very Best Artists)- A.K.A. “Mr. Mouse” Ralph Kent, from 10-6-1990 as hedrew this work- These two were created for the former owners in specialrecognition of them- we also have as part of this Trio- a rare LargeSized blue pencil drawn pre-animation story board. The former work waswon by the owner at a Disney Special Recognition Convention sometime in the1980’s/1990’s.

Ralph Kent was the head of theDisney Art department through the 1970’s-

“One time I remember he had beengiven some flak about that from one of the Disney execs who told him hecouldn\'t draw Disney characters for people. Ralph said to him, \"Somebodyelse told me I could\". When the exec furiously asked him who had given himthat permission, Ralph looked him in the eye and replied, “Walt did\".Ralph meant it too, as he had started his careerback at the Disneyland art department in Anaheim sometime in the early 60\'s Ibelieve, maybe before that. He said Walt would often drop by the studio and wasquite friendly towards them all. According to Ralph, Walt actually encouragedthe Disney artists to do little sketches for people when asked, as he felt thatit was a nice little goodwill gesture. When Ralph was first approached in 1970to relocate to Florida to head up the new art services department that would beset up at the brand new Walt Disney World opening in 1971.

In 1990, the Company (Disney)officially designated him as one of the \"Disney Legends\" thatyear. In addition, he was also presentedwith his own \"Windowon Main Street\", in the Magic Kingdom in WDW.

LOS ANGELES - In the world of Disney, artist RalphKent was known by some as \"The Keeper of the Mouse.\"

The artist was one of Mickey Mouse\'s handlers,concerned with maintaining the wholesome image of Walt Disney\'s most famouscreation. Mr. Kent trained other artists to draw the mouse uniformly, and hehelped determine which merchandise would carry his image.

During a nearly four-decade career, Mr. Kent became aspecialist on the finer points of Disney\'s world, the look of the characters,their personalities, and their interactions.

He was protective of their images. \"He wouldn\'tlet out certain merchandise, things Mickey shouldn\'t be on,\" said hiswife, Linda. \". . . Mickey was the standard-bearer of Disney; Mickey wasthe one that made Disney. He had to be kind of kept that way.\"

As a boy, Mr. Kent asked Walt Disneyfor a job. After Disney wrote a letter saying there were no jobs for8-year-olds and advising him to keep studying and drawing, Mr. Kent did justthat.

Mr. Kent also designed what remains amemorable Disney collectible: a limited-edition adult Mickey Mouse watch. WaltDisney gave the watch to his top executives in 1965.

Mr. Kentalso was the man behind Mickey\'s signature. For a while he was one of a fewauthorized to sign the mouse\'s signature. After leaving Disney in 1985, Mr.Kent returned in 1990 and became a trainer of artists. THIS 1990 SIGNED MICKEY MOUSE EMPERORSAPPRENTICE WAS A SPECIAL GIFT TO DISNEY CO-WORKER- PROVENANCE IS OUTSTANDING!RECIPIENT TOOK PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. KENT DRAWING THIS ARTWORK!

CUSTOMGALLERY FRAMED AND READY FOR HANGING-

RALPHKENT: RETAIL CUSTOM FRAMED $675.00

INFRAME SIZE: 32X29X.5-

VIEWABLE PORTION IN FRAME- 24X28 INCHES.

NOTE: THERE IS A HAIRLINECRACK IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THIS WORK. IT ISPRISTINE OTHERWISE-

WE’RE TAKING $250.00 OFF VALUE TO ALLOW SIMPLE REPLACEMENT FROM AGALLERY SHOP IF YOU CHOOSE TO RE-GLASS- IT IS HAIRLINE, AND STABLE.

RALPH KENT SHIPPING BOX DATA- ROOM FOR PROTECTIVE THICKCARDBOARD PANELS, WILL BE PLASTIC SEALED WITH MULTIPLE LAYERS OF BUBBLEWRAPPING.

BOX SIZE: 36X30X5INCHES

ESTIMATED WEIGHTPACKED: 14.75 TO 15.75 POUNDS

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