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Exhibition

Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts

December 10, 2021–March 6, 2022

Previously on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 199

Free with Museum admission

All exhibitions

Overview Exhibition Objects

One of a pair of lidded vases with cover (Vase en tour), Sèvres Manufactory French, Soft-paste porcelain, French — One of a pair of lidded vases with cover (Vase en tour)
Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
ca. 1762

Cogsworth, concept art for Beauty and the Beast (1991), Peter J. Hall American, Watercolor, marker, and graphite on paper, American — Cogsworth, concept art for Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Peter J. Hall
1989

Mrs. Potts, concept art for Beauty and the Beast (1991), Chris Sanders, Pastel on paper, adhered to board, American — Mrs. Potts, concept art for Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Chris Sanders
ca. 1990

Lumiere, concept art for Beauty and the Beast (1991), Kevin Lima American, Photocopy, gouache and marker on paper, American — Lumiere, concept art for Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Kevin Lima (American)
ca. 1990

Magdalena González, Oil on canvas, German — Magdalena González
German
ca. 1580

Louis XV boudoir, 1740–60, Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, Miniature room, mixed media, American — Louis XV boudoir, 1740–60
Workshop of Narcissa Niblack Thorne (American, 1882–1966)
ca. 1937

Concept art for Sleeping Beauty (1959), Eyvind Earle American, Gouache on board, American — Concept art for Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Eyvind Earle (American, New York 1916–2000 Carmel-by-the Sea, California)
1950s

Concept Art for Cinderella (1950): Cinderella’s stepmother and stepsisters rehearsing
, Mary Blair American, Gouache and graphite on board, American — Concept Art for Cinderella (1950): Cinderella’s stepmother and stepsisters rehearsing
Mary Blair
late 1940s

Concept Art for Cinderella (1950): Cinderella in front of a mirror
, Mary Blair American, Gouache, graphite, and ink on board, American — Concept Art for Cinderella (1950): Cinderella in front of a mirror
Mary Blair
late 1940s

Background painting for Cinderella (1950), Disney Studio artist, Gouache on paper, American — Background painting for Cinderella (1950)
Disney Studio artist
1950

Belle on a Swing, concept art for Beauty and the Beast (1991), Mel Shaw American, Pastel on board, American — Belle on a Swing, concept art for Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Mel Shaw (American, Brooklyn 1914–2012 Los Angeles, California)
1989

Clean-up animation drawings for Thru the Mirror (1936), Bob Wickersham, Graphite and colored pencil on paper, American — Clean-up animation drawings for Thru the Mirror (1936)
Bob Wickersham
1936

The Swing music box, concept art for Beauty and the Beast (1991), Peter J. Hall American, Watercolor, marker, and graphite on paper, American — The Swing music box, concept art for Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Peter J. Hall
1989

Story Sketch for The China Shop (1934), Disney Studio artist, Graphite and colored pencil on paper, American — Story Sketch for The China Shop (1934)
Disney Studio artist
ca. 1933

Faustina Bordoni and Fox, Meissen Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen — Faustina Bordoni and Fox
Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
Johann Joachim Kändler (German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen)
ca. 1743

The Magic Lantern, Sèvres Manufactory French, Soft-paste biscuit porcelain, French, Sèvres — The Magic Lantern
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1760

Vase (vase à tête d'éléphant) (one of a pair), Jean-Claude Duplessis French, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold, French, Sèvres — Vase (vase à tête d'éléphant) (one of a pair)
Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, ca. 1695–1774, active 1748–74)
Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
ca. 1758

Lion (one of a pair), Meissen Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen — Lion (one of a pair)
Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
Johann Gottlieb Kirchner (German, Merseburg 1706–after 1738 Berlin, active at Meissen 1727–28 and 1731–33)
ca. 1732

Clock with pedestal, André Charles Boulle French, Case and pedestal of oak with marquetry of tortoiseshell, engraved brass, and pewter; gilt bronze; dial of gilt brass with white enameled Arabic numerals; movement of brass and steel, French, Paris — Clock with pedestal
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1690

Pair of candlesticks (flambeaux or chandeliers), Juste Aurèle Meissonnier French, Gilt bronze, French, Paris — Pair of candlesticks (flambeaux or chandeliers)
After designs by Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (French, Turin 1695–1750 Paris)
1735–50

The Vultures, Walt Disney Studios American, Gouache on two layers of celluloid over watercolor and gouache background — The Vultures
Walt Disney Studios (American, established 1923)
ca. 1937