80 years of Disney animation
Eleanor Audley posed for Wicked Stepmother, above, an early version of Snow White, top left, and Andreas Deja’s early work before he became a Disney animator, below left.
You don’t have to be an art expert to recognize just about every sketch on display in Arlington DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com The Arlington Museum of Art is coming to be known for its fun and surprising exhibits.
Currently on display are 250 sketches and cels from Disney animation in Disney Art from Private Collections. The works are mainly from the collection of Disney animator Andreas Deja and include his work as well as that of Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.
Usually when you go to a special exhibit — such as the Dallas Museum of Art’s recent Van Gogh show or one of the Kimball Art Museum’s Monet blockbusters — you go for the artist and are surprised and delighted to discover some works you’ve never seen before.
