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1940 Walt Disney FANTASIA Original Souvenir Program – Signed Claude Coats & Lee Blair
An exceptional piece of early Disney animation history!
Offered is an original 1940 theatrical souvenir program (10x13) for Walt Disney's groundbreaking animated masterpiece, Fantasia, featuring handwritten inscriptions attributed to two notable Disney artists, Claude Coats and Lee Blair.
Personal Provenance: Both autographs were personally obtained by me when I had the pleasure of meeting legendary Disney artists Claude Coats and Lee Blair. These are firsthand signatures, not reproductions or printed facsimiles. This original 1940 Fantasia souvenir program has remained in my personal collection and is now being offered to another Disney enthusiast who will appreciate its history.
The colorful illustrated cover features Sorcerer Mickey, dancing mushrooms, cherubs, dinosaurs, and other memorable characters from the film.
Special features:
Original 1940 theatrical souvenir program
Inscription attributed to Claude Coats, including “Class '35”
Personalized inscription attributed to Lee Blair, addressed “To Scott”
Walt Disney portrait and introductory statement
Original musical selections and production studio photographs and illustrations
Historic Disney animation artwork throughout
Claude Coats was an influential Disney background artist and later a celebrated Imagineer. Lee Blair was a talented Disney artist who contributed to the studio's early animated productions, including Fantasia.
