MorrisMEDIUM: Photostat Model SheetIMAGE SIZE: 24.75" x 20.25"PRODUCTION: Morris the Midget Moose, 1950SKU: CCV4613NOTES: This piece shows signs of heavy production wear: wrinkling and large tears in lower right corner. Due to its size, this piece will be shipped rolled in a tube. This photostat model sheet comes from the estate of veteran Disney animator and director Jack Kinney, who was awarded a Winsor McCay Award in 1983 in recognition for his lifetime contributions to animation. Kinney was the primary director of the Goofy series, responsible a total of 39 entries. His most notable creations were the Goofy How to... shorts, where the character demonstrated how to play various popular sports. Kinney also directed two entries in the Pluto series, as well as directing four entries in the Donald Duck series, including Der Fuehrer's Face (1943), a wartime satire of Adolf Hitler, which became the only Donald Duck short to win an Academy Award.ABOUT THE FILM: Morris the Midget Moose is a Walt Disney animated short based on a 1945 picture book written and illustrated by Frank Owen. The short film was originally released to theaters on November 24, 1950. The film was co-directed by Jack Hannah and Charles Nichols. The story revolves around Morris, a small moose with tremendous antlers, who is ostracized from the group until he meets his match, an oversized moose with small antlers ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Photostat Model Sheets are reference guides used by animators to ensure consistency in character design, proportions, and expressions throughout a film. These printed sheets typically feature multiple poses, facial expressions, and turnarounds of a character, often photocopied from finalized drawings by lead animators. Model sheets help maintain uniformity in animation by providing a standard reference for all artists working on a character, preventing visual discrepancies between different scenes.
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