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Original Ub Iwerks production drawing from Plane Crazy.

Sold for $2,000 at Profiles in History on Dec 20, 2013.

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251. Original Ub Iwerks production drawing from Plane Crazy. (Walt Disney Studios, 1928) Rare original production drawing by Ub Iwerks featuring “Mickey Mouse” and “Minnie Mouse” from Plane Crazy. This short marked the first appearance of ‘Mickey Mouse” and was released as a silent film to a theater audience on May 15, 1928. The short failed to pick up a distributor for the studio. Later that year, Disney released Steamboat Willie, a sound cartoon and it became an enormous success. Plane Crazy was re-released as a sound cartoon. In 1929. Ub Iwerks, along with Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising (all hometown friends of Disney) animated the film. The drawing is accomplished in graphite on 9.5 x 12 in. animation paper. The image measures 6 x 3 in. Paper is in very fine condition with very little wear or discoloration. $2,000 - $3,000

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