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Art in Disney: Sleeping Beauty

Posted on July 27, 2015 at 9:20 am.

Written by Amy

Luckily for all of us, the VHS (yes, VHS) of Sleeping Beauty I own happens to come with a special after-the-movie feature about the making of the film, complete with commentary about the film’s stunning visual art. Upon its release … Continued

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Art in Disney– Mulan

Posted on June 24, 2015 at 2:40 pm.

Written by Amy

We’ve established the fact that Disney definitely has some art historians employed in their animation department (see the entries for The Little Mermaid and Frozen if you doubt this fact). But what’s even more impressive is that Disney doesn’t just … Continued

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Classic Paintings in Disney’s “Frozen”

Posted on May 26, 2015 at 2:20 pm.

Written by Amy

Disney artists are some of the best in the business. As we’ve seen with my post discussing The Little Mermaid, somebody at Disney is a bigger art history geek than the rest and takes the time to carefully insert huge art history Easter … Continued

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What’s that Mystery Painting in “The Little Mermaid”

Posted on March 26, 2015 at 9:30 am.

Written by Amy

Disney almost certainly has a crack team of artists working for them. And I’m pretty sure after re-watching The Little Mermaid that whoever’s in charge of artwork over there had a pretty extensive education in art history as well. And … Continued

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