Disney's Peter Pan Sketchbook Signed by 7 Original Artists from 1953 w/ 2 COAs

Description

Walt Disney's PETER PAN THE SKETCHBOOK SERIES
Signed by 7 original artists w/ 2 CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY
This book is signed by the following seven (7!!!) Walt Disney Studio artists who contributed to the production of the original 1953 production of PETER PAN, including two of Disney’s original “Nine Old Men” and the original voice of Wendy herself!
Ollie Johnston, Directing Animator
Marc Davis, Directing Animator
Thor Putnam, Layout
Bill Justice, Character Animator
Don Lusk, Character Animator
Eyvind Earle, Backgrounds
Kathryn Beaumont, Voice of Wendy
A Howard Lowery Certificate of Authenticity verifying the legitimacy of the signatures is included, signed and dated December 5, 2002.
The signatures in this book were obtained as part of a special book signing project produced by Howard Lowery. The signings took place at the Howard Lowery Gallery in Burbank, California or at the artists’ homes. Documentation for the signings is retained in the Gallery’s archival files.
About the book:  Walt Disney's Peter Pan: The Sketchbook Series features the preliminary sketches used to create the Disney animated classic Peter Pan (1953) and contains more than 150 black-and-white sketches done by such Disney greats as Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, and Ollie Johnston. In addition this sketchbook contains 12 color reproductions of original background studies done by David Hall and Mary Blair used in styling the film. Each book is a collector's edition limited to 2,500 copies, and contains a numbered certificate of authenticity.
First Edition, Limited to 2,500, clothbound in slipcase, 84 pages.
Publisher: Applewood Books Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Book is #1945 / 2500.
This item appears to be in excellent condition. We purchased this item in 2005 directly from Disney Auctions and stored it for the last 15+ years in its original plastic covering in our smoke-free home. It has never been displayed, used, read, etc. We only took it out of the plastic covering and slipcase to take photos of the item.
This listing includes;
The Book, in protective plastic covering
Disney Certificate of Authenticity (for the book)
Howard Lowery Gallery Certificate of Authenticity (For the artist signatures)
This item is being sold “as-is” and will be shipped via USPS, Insured in the USA. Please contact us should you have any questions.