Mary Blair | |
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 Mary Blair by Michael Netzer | |
| Born | Mary Browne Robinson October 21, 1911 McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1978 (aged 66) Soquel, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | San Jose State University Chouinard Art Institute |
| Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios (1940–1953) |
| Known for | Artwork made for The Walt Disney Company |
| Works | |
| Movement | Modernism |
| Spouse | Lee Everett Blair (1934–1978; her death) |
| Relatives | Preston Blair (brother-in-law) |
| Awards | Disney Legend Award Winsor McCay Award |
Mary Blair (born Mary Browne Robinson; October 21, 1911 – July 26, 1978) was an American artist, animator, and designer. She was prominent in producing art and animation for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella.[1] Blair also created character designs for enduring attractions such as Disneyland's It's a Small World, the fiesta scene in El Rio del Tiempo in the Mexico pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase, and an enormous mosaic inside Disney's Contemporary Resort. Several of her illustrated children's books from the 1950s remain in print, such as I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss. Blair was inducted into the group of Disney Legends in 1991.
- ^ "Mary Blair", The Art of Disney Animation, Canal blog, January 18, 2009, archived from the original on October 22, 2011.