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Goofy as a one-man band: PD.8-1990

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Goofy as a one-man band

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Walt Disney Studios

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sotheby's, 30 November 1989, part of lot 307, bought by Shaunagh Fitzgerald on behalf of the Museum

Legal notes

From the American Friends of Cambridge, Works of Art Fund, 1990.

Measurements and weight

Height: 254 mm
Width: 304 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1990) by Sotheby's

Note

A drawing used for the cartoon 'Mickey's Amateurs' produced in 1937. Professor Jaffé argues that the drawing is sufficiently lively to have been drawn by Walt Disney himself, but it is more likely to have been done by one of his animators.

School or Style

American

Materials used in production

Pencils

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black, blue and red pencil on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 9
  • Location: Lower right
  • Text: (a scale)
  • Location: Upper right
  • Text: JAT (?)
  • Location: Upper right
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: twice

  • Text: med grey ink (colour notes)
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 701 + A
  • Location: Mid right
  • Method of creation: Red pencil

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.8-1990
Primary reference Number: 10305
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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