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A Herb Ryman Disneyland Concept Plot Plan Brownline

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
A Herb Ryman Disneyland Concept Plot Plan Brownline
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(WED Enterprises, 1950's-1970's) a full scale brown line copy of Herb Ryman's original concept art for the very first full depiction of Disneyland Park. On a Saturday morning in September 1953, Walt Disney asked artist Herb Ryman to come to the Studio right away. Without shaving or showering, Ryman arrived to find Walt with Dick Irvine, Marvin Davis, and Bill Cottrell in a room filled with concept sketches and elevations for Walt's newest dream: Disneyland. Walt excitedly outlined his vision of the Park. Roy Disney was flying to New York on Monday to secure financing with a giant sketch of the Park to represent Walt's vision to the bankers. Ryman asked to see the sketch and Walt responded "You're going to do it." From then until Monday morning, Walt and Herb spent a marathon 42 hours creating a 43"x70" bird's-eye view of the proposed Park. Brownline copies were printed for the presentation book, and hand-colored by Davis and Irvine. The rest is Disney Park history.
Ryman's pencil-on-vellum original is a carefully guarded treasure of Walt Disney Imagineering. This brownline copy was produced from one of Imagineering's masters specifically used for reproduction to preserve the original, and obtained from the collection of an Imagineer. Measuring 44.5"x73", the piece is in very good condition, linen-backed for preservation.