
A huge THANK YOU to MIKE VAN EATON at VAN EATON GALLERIES for helping me out on this!! Definitely check out their website and gallery for one of the most extensive art collections! Disney Production Drawing: Mickey Mouse in "Symphony Hour" (1942)Add a rare piece of Disney history to your animation collection!
This listing features an authentic production drawing from the landmark 1942 Mickey Mouse theatrical short, Symphony Hour. Directed by Riley Thomson, this historic cartoon is famous for its chaotic musical performance and unique place in Disney's golden age of animation. Production / Character: Mickey Mouse. Media: Original Production Drawing (Graphite/Colored Pencil on Animation Paper).
Era: Golden Age / Wartime Disney (Released March 20, 1942). Collector's Notes & Historical Significance. A Rare Era for Mickey: Released just months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Symphony Hour was the second-to-last standard Mickey Mouse cartoon produced before Disney shifted its studio entirely into creating World War II propaganda and training films. The "End of an Era" Piece: This short marks a massive turning point in Disney history. Infamous Disney History: This film features the notoriously censored, ultra-rare scene where an aggressive Mickey pulls a revolver on Donald Duck to force him to keep playing-making any production art from this specific short highly sought after by completionists.