... courtesy of the Megacollector and master animator Fred Moore, © Walt Disney Pictures.
We're thinking these come from The Three Little Wolves and not the earlier short. But Mega didn't tell us, and we neglected to ask.
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Awesome! I want to see more posts like these :D
Many thanks for continuing to share these marvelous drawings from the "Megacollector" .
I had two Freddy Moore scenes from Three Little Pigs on my desk at Disney. Both got ripped off back in the sixties. Oh, well.
no one cares, floyd.
These are wonderfully awesome drawings...thank you for posting them.
I care. Theft is not a good thing.
"I care. Theft is not a good thing"
Actually, how do you think "megacollector" obtained these? Even if he didn't swipe these himself someone did.
I assume that's why he is also going by a pseudonym...
I believe you can get stuff at auctions, galleries, ebay, the artists who drew them, etc. There are multiple ways to obtain artwork legally. And the Megacollector has had his collection shown on this blog multiple times. I'm sure if he was stealing artwork he'd need to do a little better than a pseudoym and letting the president of The Animation Guild show them off on a blog frequently visited by people in the animation industry.
And who says "No one cares" to Floyd Norman? Geez!
Actually, how do you think "megacollector" obtained these? Even if he didn't swipe these himself someone did.
In point of fact, no.
The stuff displayed here was obtained legitimately.
It's good to remember that for decades, nobody at most studio (including Disney) gave two hoots if artwork was taken home.
I've had old-timers tell me how Disney studio managers informed them: "Take what you like, we don't need it ..."
The images are mostly copyrighted, but the artwork has been sold and resold legally. When studios tell employees they can have the artwork and do with it as they will, it's hard to go back and cap the bottle. (And with old stuff, it would be almost impossible to ascertain which material was removed from studio premises without permission.)
I care about everything Floyd Norman says. He's a seasoned professional who worked with Walt himself. I'm grateful he's willing to share his memories AND his opinions with us.
Not the original poster, but it does get to be a bit much when ANY mention of old Disney or current Pixar has to be weighed in upon by Someone Who Was There, EVERY single time. Even when the connection is barely relevant to the actual topic.
I like reading Floyd's posts and books. His perspective helps me form a better picture of the animation industry.
Probably roughs were considered disposable, but there are many production clean-ups circulating. These are definitely stolen property from the studio.
I see far more roughs than clean-up drawings circulating on the collector market, but maybe I'm not looking in the right places. Regardless, it's those roughs that were considered disposable that are really valuable now, and far more interesting to study and enjoy.
I legally purchased a Freddie's Girl from an estate liquidation over 20 years ago. The deceased former Disney exec had it stashed with his personal letters and memos in the desk drawer of his home office. His adult children, running the estate sale, had zero clue what it was, nor did anyone else at the sale. I snapped it up for practically nothing. Best "art investment" I ever made.
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