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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.155
People
Walt Disney Studio, American
Title
Production Cel for "Ferdinand the Bull"
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Animation Drawing for "Ferdinand the Bull"
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1938
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/309220

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gouache on acetate film affixed to cardboard
Dimensions
24.4 x 51.4 cm (9 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • gallery label: verso, paper, printed: [see photocopy in curatorial file of entire label; in part:] This is an original painting on / celluloid, actually used in the / Walt Disney Production of / Ferdinand the Bull / It is one of a select few that have / been released to art collectors. The / remainder have been destroyed. [continues with description of how cels are used.]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Belmont, Massachusetts, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1979.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.155
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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