Tinker Bell 1950s Production cel ART CORNER Cert MINT

HAND Signed by the Original Tinker Bell

 
 An amazing Vintage image of Tinker bell from the 1950s. This is an Original Production cel of Tinker bell as she appeared in Episodes of "The Disneyland" television show of the mid-1950's. The Art Corner lable on the back, hints that this piece is from 1955-57. Tinker bell with wings of fluter appears to be looking down from up high as she hovers in mid-air. Wow, what a terrrific image to find.  The Cel is all hand painted and hand inked. Cels from the 50s were Inked, cels from the 1960's and on were all xeroxed Ink lines.  BONUS  - This is a Art Conrer Set-up, original SOLD at Disneyland in the 1950's.  Art Corner Pieces are Premimum pieces to collect as it was the Only Official Disney Art Program from 1955 to the mid 1970s. 
 
A pristine condition Art Corner Cel that has never been restored, is truly an amazing find.

Hand signed in GOLD PAINT PEN, by Margaret Kerry the original reference model used by Disney Animator Marc Davis in 1953
Margaret Kerry's Interview starts at the 2:30 mark.
Check it out to learn more about this wonderful actress.

 Cel is hand painted and hand inked. Cels from the 50s were Inked, cels from the 1960's and on were all xeroxed Ink lines. This piece is more for an established collector who appreciate vintage animation art and all of it's valuable one-of-kind aspects. 

Piece is know as a ART CORNER piece that was originally Sold at Disneyland in The Art Corner Store on Main Street USA.  
  
The character/cel is in Marvelous condition. Cel size is 9 x 7 inches, with the Tink being 4.5 x 3 inches and Centered within the matting.  Piece has the Art Corner Certificate of Authenticity on the back.

Why are hand Inked cel like this one so desirable? Starting in the 1960's characters were transferred onto the cel via a machine Xerography process. With hand Inking, characters were transferred via a hand and a paint brush which is a more artistic desirable for the cel.

 Certificates of Authenticity

 
This piece comes complete as the matts are all original. The piece is still sealed andit comes with the wax paper printed insert that was used to prevent the cel from being damaged. You can't find ths anywhere. 
Disneyland Art Corner Store
Cels sold at Disneyland's Art Corner Shop in Tomorrowland from the mid 1950's to the late 1960's. These cels are trimmed, placed in a small matt against either a lithograph background or a sheet of coloured paper. A gold seal is attached to the back of the matt which is the authenticating sticker.

 Piece is know as a ART CORNER piece that was originally Sold at Disneyland in The Art Corner Store on Main Street USA.

Brief HISTORY of the Disneyland Art Corner Shop

In 1955, the year Disneyland opened, in a section of Tomorrowland there was a area now long gone called “The Art Corner” which sold Disney animation cels from films such as Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, Mickey Mouse Club and cels from various shorts. The place was full of bins of cels that customers could paw through at will (yes, that's how it was described to me by someone who was there, and bought plenty of them)--everything from "Alice In Wonderland" to "Peter Pan", "Sleeping Beauty", numerous TV programs and shorts, etc.  These cels were selected by studio artist, from the 1000’s of cels created for a production, based on attractiveness. Cels were the character (s) were Not good looking, were discarded. So only the Best ones were allowed out of the market. Every Art Corner Cel was matted and a Gold Art Corner Label attached to the backing. This label is what makes Art Corner Pieces so valuable.
The First "ART of Animation" was an Exhibit in Tomorrowland right next to the Art Corner Shop.
Intergraded into the shop was an “Art of Animation” Display.  The Disneyland Attraction for the brief "Art of Animation" display that was stationed in--of all places--Tomorrowland from 1960-1966. The Art of Animation and The Art Corner were closed 1966. Way was made for the New Tomorrowland. The Art Corner Store was moved over to Main Street USA, within the Disneyana Shop. The selection and interest began to diminish and the bins & displays got smaller until they just disappeared from the shelves in the early 1970s.

 
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