Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts

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Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts at the Met
Image courtesy of the Huntington Art Museum, San Marino, California.

Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present), Covered vase in the form of a tower, ca. 1762. Soft-paste porcelain 20 1/2 x 9 x 9 in. (52.1 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm.) The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA, The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.

Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts will be the first-ever exhibition at The Met to explore the work of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ hand-drawn animation. Opening December 10, it will draw new parallels between the magical creations of the Disney Studios and their artistic models, examining Walt Disney’s personal fascination with European art and the use of French motifs in Disney films and theme parks.

Lead corporate sponsorship for Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts is provided by Morgan Stanley.

Additional support is provided by The Florence Gould Foundation, The Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation/French Heritage Society, and Beatrice Stern.

It is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Wallace Collection in London, where the exhibition will open in spring 2022.

Event Information
Start Date: December 10, 2021
End Date: March 6, 2022
City: New York, NY
Venue: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts at the Met

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