one of a kind, rare Disney animation cell, The Sleep Walker, Pluto, 1942 from the Homer Brightman Estate

Own a piece of Disney history; these cells were done by the Disney artists. These are not the commercially produced cells from the company. These are the hand drawn production art each unique , some are from films others are caricatures of the staff themselves.  These are mostly unsigned but were collected by Homer Brightman who was  a Disney writer artist and animator during the Disney Golden age of the 1930’s who knew the artist. 

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Homer Brightman Estate

Graphite and crayon on Animation Paper

Dina the Dachshund, The sleep walker

Condition: Used

Tradition: animation

Type: Production sketch, Production art

Era: 1940’s

Animation Studio: Walt Disney Productions

Year of Production: 1942

Franchise: Pluto

Character: Pluto

Title: “The Sleep Walker”

Illustrator: studio

Theme: Animation

From the Homer Brightman personal collection

Size 10” x 12 ” (25.4 cm x 30.48 cm)

Pre Punched Animation Paper

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The Sleep Walker - BIo

Released: July 30, 1942

Distributed: by RKO Pictures

Studio: Walt Disney Productions

Animated by:

  Preson Blair

  Bruce Bushman

  Al Dempster

  Norman Ferguson

  Eric Gurney

  Jerry Hathcock

  Emery Hawkins

  John Lounsbery

  Ed Love

  George Nicholas

  Charles A.Nichols

  Kendall O’Conner

  Chic Otterstrom

  Ray Patterson

  Thore Putnam

  Morey Reden

  Claude Smith

  Howard Swift

  Norman Tate

  Harvey Toombs

Producer: Walter Elias “Walt” Disney

Director:

Clyde Geronimi

Don A. Duckwall

Subject: Pluto scared

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Homer Brightman Bio

1901 – 1988

American

 

Born in Seattle, Washington, Homer Brightman writer (147credits), director (1 credit), story artist and animator.  He joined Disney Studio in 1935. During those15 years often call the “Golden Age of Disney Animation “ and he worked on the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Oscar winning short “Lend a Paw” as well as many more. After Disney he worked for Walter Lantz Production, MGM cartoon studio, UPA and the other top Animation houses of the time. The list of films are to long to name but his hands were in on the most memorable animation of the time. From Cinderella, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Chilly Willy and the popular, Woody Woodpecker.  He also published (under Disney nameplate) many books including Mary Poppins,  Uncle Scrooge. His book” Life in the Mouse House” was published after his death to protect his fellow Disney co-workers.

 

Skills

Writer, Artists, illustrator, cartoonist