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 Frank and Ollie Animation Art Gallery
 
We are very sadden to report that Frank Thomas passed, Sept. 8th, 2004 at his home in Flintridge. Thank you so much Frank, for the animation that is your legacy. Your genuinely warm and friendly spirit helped all of understand how a line could make us all cry.  We'll miss you.
3 Ludwig Von Drake Animation Art production cels from"The Wonderful World of Color" circa 1961 Sunday Night Disneyland Show. All three piece are framed together. Highlighted by the center cel signed by Animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas. Framed $1200.





"The Disney Villain" Book 
Authors and Disney Legends Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston signed this first-edition copy of their lavishly illustrated study of the villains in Disney animated cartoons and feature films.
$195






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"Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree" circa 1968. Key Matching Production Set-UP.  This is the first time we see Winnie on Screen. He's practicing his "Up & Down" song so he can eat more Honey. Animation Art Cel size is 16x13 inches and comes with the MATCHING production background from the movie. Item is also signed by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, the Key Animators for the movie and part of the "Nine Old Men" Disney Animators. Background is watercolor painting on 1/8th inch thick artist board. Production codes. Everything is in excellent condition. Very reasonably priced at $1200






"Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip" Disney Sericel hand signed by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.  Piece is in a NEW frame. Comes with the Disney seal inthe lower right conrer. Includes a Disney COA and a Independent COA for the Autographs. Framed with a New customed made background designed for the piece. Bargin Priced at $425





Donald Duck "How to Golf" hand Signed by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Piece is in a NEW frame. Comes with the Disney seal in the lower right corner. Includes a Disney COA and a Independent COA for the Autographs. Framed with a New customed made background designed for the piece. Bargin Priced at $425





"The Pointer" Disney Sericel hand Signed by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Piece is in a NEW frame. Comes with the Disney seal in the lower right conrer. Includes a Disney COA and a Independent COA for the Autographs. Framed with a New customed made background designed for the piece. Bargin Priced at $425





Exclusive Art piece HAND signed by FOUR of the original "Nine Old Men" of Disney Animation Art.


  28x17 inches is size

This piece is Hand signed by Ward Kimball (deceased), Frank Thomas (deceased), Marc Davis (deceased) and Ollie Johnston


Hand signed byWard Kimball 

Piece is in MINT condition. This signing was arranged for the ONLY appearance of these four animators TOGETHER. Signed with a Silver Paint Pen (No re-print). This ARTIST PROOF edition is number AP 28/50. And was created for the ONLY Exposition of the Glad Snow White Art Collection which is the largest collection of Snow White production art outside the Disney Studio Archives. Image size is 28x17 inches. 

This piece is MORE rare then any other cel or sericel. It would be the centerpiece of any Snow White collection. 


Hand signed by Frank Thomas 

Hand Signed by MARC DAVIS 

hand signed by Ollie Johnston 


Who is Ollie Johnston?
Ollie Johnston's first major assignment for the Disney company was Pinocchio. Other famous character work includes the centaurettes in Fantasia (1940), Thumper in Bambi (1940), Mr. Smee in Peter Pan (1953), the three good fairies in Sleeping Beauty (1959), Mowgli and Baloo in "The Bare Necessities" sequence of The Jungle Book (1967) and Orville the albatross in The Rescuers (1977). 

Johnston was given the Disney Legend Award in 1989. This award was created by Roy E. Disney to honor individuals whose body of work has made a significant impact on the Disney entertainment legacy. 

Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston have co-authored four books about Disney animation and art. Disney Animation: Illusion of Life (1981) is considered a textbook of the art of Disney animation. Too Funny for Words (1987) covers the art of the physical gag in animation. Walt Disney's Bambi: The Story and the Film (1990) is a record of the making of the classic feature, and The Disney Villain (1994) is the decisive study of animated menace. 
 

Suite I

"A SPECIAL LOOK"
hand signed by Ollie Johnston

"LEARNING TO TALK"
hand signed by Frank Thomas
$1900

Bambi signed Lithographs. Published by Circle Galleries in 1988. These images were created from ORIGINAL works by Frank and Ollie. Each suite contains 2 pieces of Framed Animation Art. Printed at The American Atelier, New York in 1988, under the supervision of the artists.  The editions were pulled on Ungei Heavy Paper and bear the chop mark of The American Atelier.  Each piece was inspected and personally signed by Mr. Johnston or Mr. Thomas.  Each lithograph is hand -torn and measures 10" x 12 1/2".

Each Bambi suite is composed of the two Animation Art  lithographs, professional Framed & Matted using Museum quality materials.. The above suite is a matched set numbered 429/500. Priced at $1900.

Matching Suites I & IV

Special Offer: These two suites are of matching numbers of 429/500, the suites can be purchased separately but if you'd like to purchase both matching suites, we have a special price for you to keep the two Animation Art sets together (4 framed and signed pieces) for a severally from $3800 discounted to $2850 Framed and including shipping



 
Who is Frank Thomas?
Frank Thomas has had a long and distinguished career with Disney. He is credited with animating Thumper and Bambi on the ice in Bambi (1942), Lady and Tramp eating a romantic spaghetti dinner in Lady and the Tramp (1954), and Mad Madam Mim in the Sword in the Stone (1963). 
Thomas was given the Disney Legend Award in 1989. This award was created by Roy E. Disney to honor individuals whose body of work has made a significant impact on the Disney entertainment legacy.

Frank Thomas is a native Californian. During World War II he was head of an Air Force Animation Unit, and from 1946 to 1966, in his spare time, was the piano player for the famous Dixieland Jazz group, The Firehouse Five plus Two. He lives in California with his wife of forty-seven years, Jeanette. They have four children and three grandchildren. 

Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston have co-authored four books about Disney animation and art. Disney Animation: Illusion of Life (1981) is considered a textbook of the art of Disney animation. Too Funny for Words (1987) covers the art of the physical gag in animation. Walt Disney's Bambi: The Story and the Film (1990) is a record of the making of the classic feature, and The Disney Villain (1994) is the decisive study of animated menace. 

Passed away Sept 8, 2004 We'll miss you.

Suite IV

"GREETINGS"
hand signed by 
Ollie Johnston

"AN UNUSUAL 'FLOWER'"
hand signed by
Frank Thomas
$1900

Bambi signed Lithographs. Published by Circle Galleries in 1988. These images were created from ORIGINAL works by Frank and Ollie. Each suite contains 2 pieces of Framed Animation Art. Printed at The American Atelier, New York in 1988, under the supervision of the artists.  The editions were pulled on Ungei Heavy Paper and bear the chop mark of The American Atelier.  Each piece was inspected and personally signed by Mr. Johnston or Mr. Thomas.  Each Animation Art  lithograph is hand -torn and measures 10" x 12 1/2".  Each Bambi suite is composed of the two lithographs. The above suite is a matched set numbered 429/500. 

The above suite is composed of the two lithographs, professional Framed & Matted using Museum quality materials.. This suite is a matched set also numbered 429/500. Priced at $1900.