Didier Ghez’s They Drew As They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney’s Golden Age gathers rare and previously unseen images from four of Disney’s trailblazing artists in the studio’s formative years.
Concept art for Fantasia's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," by Gustaf Tenggren.
From "They Drew as They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age" by Dider Ghez
Doodles by Disney's first concept artist, Albert Hurter.
From "They Drew as They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age" by Dider Ghez
Concept drawing of Snow White in the forest, by Ferdinand Horvath (1937).
From "They Drew as They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age" by Dider Ghez
Character designs for the sea serpent in the abandoned short Mickey's Sea Monster, by Ferdinand Horvath (1935).
From "They Drew as They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age" by Dider Ghez