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Mary Blair born in 1911 and died in 1978.
She was the designer and artist for "It's a Small World" ride at the 1964 Worlds Fair. She designed it for Walt Disney with a UNICEF theme.
Mary Blair was also the primary graphic artist for Cinderella, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, and the Three Caballeros movies.
Mary Blair designed and created the floor to ceiling mosaic tile pole in the Contemporary resort at WDW.
She was the
first woman graphic artist hired by Disney Studios.
Mary Blair was awarded the Disney Legend Award on 10/22/91 (after her death)
Read about her in the book, "The Art and Flair of Mary Blair", by John Canemaker, published in 2003 by Disney Enterprise Inc., ISBN: 0786853913
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bo...Art+and+Flair+of+Mary+Blair'&z=y&cds2Pid=9481
FROM THE PUBLISHER- The Art and Flair of Mary Blair: An Appreciation
For more than a dozen years, a quiet-spoken, unassuming woman dominated design at the Walt Disney Studios with a joyful creativity and exuberant color palette that stamped the look of many classic Disney animated features, including Cinderella and Peter Pan . Favorite theme park attractions, most notably the "It's A Small World" boat ride, originally created for the 1964 New York World's Fair, were also among her designs. Now the story behind one of Walt's favorite artists is celebrated in this delightful volume of whimsical art and insightful commentary.
She was the designer and artist for "It's a Small World" ride at the 1964 Worlds Fair. She designed it for Walt Disney with a UNICEF theme.
Mary Blair was also the primary graphic artist for Cinderella, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, and the Three Caballeros movies.
Mary Blair designed and created the floor to ceiling mosaic tile pole in the Contemporary resort at WDW.
She was the
first woman graphic artist hired by Disney Studios. Mary Blair was awarded the Disney Legend Award on 10/22/91 (after her death)Read about her in the book, "The Art and Flair of Mary Blair", by John Canemaker, published in 2003 by Disney Enterprise Inc., ISBN: 0786853913
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bo...Art+and+Flair+of+Mary+Blair'&z=y&cds2Pid=9481 FROM THE PUBLISHER- The Art and Flair of Mary Blair: An Appreciation For more than a dozen years, a quiet-spoken, unassuming woman dominated design at the Walt Disney Studios with a joyful creativity and exuberant color palette that stamped the look of many classic Disney animated features, including Cinderella and Peter Pan . Favorite theme park attractions, most notably the "It's A Small World" boat ride, originally created for the 1964 New York World's Fair, were also among her designs. Now the story behind one of Walt's favorite artists is celebrated in this delightful volume of whimsical art and insightful commentary.
