Steel and America Original Production Cel with Disneyland Art Corner: Donald Duck

Donald Duck

MEDIUM: Original Production Cel on Printed Background with Art Corner
IMAGE SIZE: 12.25" x 10"
PRODUCTION: Wonderful World of Color, "Steel and America" (1965)
SKU: CCV5931

ABOUT THE IMAGE: The cel was originally sold at Disneyland's Art Corner store in Tomorrowland, which sold original cels and production art from 1955 to 1966.

ABOUT THE FILM: This animated short showcases the history of the steel industry in America stretching from the geological formation of iron ore to technological innovations now being developed in research laboratories. Shows mining procedures, smelting techniques, special-use tools, and basic steps of contemporary steel production. Uses animation to illustrate the primitive steps of iron making with Donald Duck as the original iron master.

ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Original production cels are one-of-a-kind pieces of art that were used in the creation of an animated film or television show. Each has been hand-painted by studio artists on a piece of celluloid acetate, and has been photographed over a background painting to create a frame of the finished production.