This 1980s PHOTOCOPY PRINT is from a PUBLICITY PHOTO that was originally from the Disney Studios during production of SNOW WHITE.
Gustaf Adolf Tenggren (November 3, 1896 – April 9, 1970) was a Swedish-American illustrator and animator.
He is known for his Arthur Rackham-influenced fairy-tale style and use of silhouetted figures with caricatured faces.
Tenggren was a chief illustrator for The Walt Disney Company in the late 1930s, in what has been called the Golden Age of American animation, when animated feature films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, Bambi and Pinocchio were produced.
In the 1920s, while continuing to illustrate a large number of children's books, Tenggren worked consistently in advertising up until the Great Depression; in 1936, he was hired by Walt Disney Productions, to work as a chief illustrator with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
This is a 1980s PHOTO COPY from DISNEY ANIMATION RESEARCH Dept. and NOT ORIGINAL 1930s DRAWINGS
Tenggren was not only a concept artist on this movie, but he did much of the illustrations for the non-animated tie-ins to the film, most notably the serialized version of Snow White which was featured in two successive issues of Good Housekeeping just prior to the film's release.
He later worked with productions such as Bambi and Pinocchio, as well as backgrounds and atmospheres of films such as The Ugly Duckling and The Old Mill.
Although the name Gustaf Tenggren remains relatively unknown, his work is widely recognized, both that in the Disney films and his work in the Little Golden Books.
After his death, much of his non-Disney art was donated to the University of Minnesota to be included in the Kerlan Collection, a special library focusing on children's literature.
In memory of Gustaf Tenggren, a 9-meter (30 ft) bronze sculpture of Pinocchio, designed by the American pop artist Jim Dine, has been erected in downtown Borås, a city south of Tenggren's birthplace.
At the cost of SEK 9.5 million, the Pinocchio sculpture was supposed to be paid for by private donations.
The statue was erected on a tiered pedestal at the beginning of Allégatan, a main street in the center of Borås at the start of the Borås Festival of the Arts on May 16, 2008.
This is a 1980s PHOTO COPY from DISNEY ANIMATION RESEARCH Dept. and NOT ORIGINAL DRAWINGS