Eyvind Earle
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Eyvind Earle was an American
artist, author
and illustrator
, noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney animated films in the 1950s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
, New York, Rahr West Art Museum
, Phoenix Art Museum
and Arizona State University
Art Museum have purchased Earle's works for their permanent collections. His works have also been shown in many one-man exhibitions throughout the world.
Earle's first New York exhibition was at the Charles Morgan Galleries in 1937. In an 1939 exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
purchased one of his works for its permanent collection. His work at this time was realistic painting. In the 1940s he painted more than 800 Christmas card designs for the American Artist Group.
short, For Whom the Bulls Toil. In 1953 he created the look of Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
, a short animated film which won an Academy Award and a Cannes Film Festival
Award. He also worked on Peter Pan
, Working for Peanuts
, Pigs is Pigs
, Paul Bunyan, and Lady and the Tramp
. He was responsible for the styling, background, and colors for the high-acclaimed Sleeping Beauty
. His artwork was the inspiration for the graphic style of Sony's first computer animated film, Open Season
.
In 1998, Earle was honored at the 26th Annie Awards with the Winsor McCay Award
for a lifetime achievement in the art of animation.
Earle was critically acclaimed by such publications as Time, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times
, The New York World-Telegram, The Art News and The New York Sun
.
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artist, author
Author
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and illustrator
Illustrator
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, noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney animated films in the 1950s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
, New York, Rahr West Art Museum
Rahr West Art Museum
The Rahr West Art Museum is an art museum on U.S. Route 10 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It is located in the Joseph Vilas, Jr. House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house is a significant example of Queen Anne Style architecture.-House:The house was built for Joseph...
, Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix art museum
The Phoenix Art Museum is the Southwest United States' largest art museum for visual art. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the museum is . It displays international exhibitions alongside its comprehensive collection of more than 18,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, Western...
and Arizona State University
Arizona State University
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Art Museum have purchased Earle's works for their permanent collections. His works have also been shown in many one-man exhibitions throughout the world.
Early life and career
Earle was born in New York in 1916, but his family moved to Hollywood in 1918. He began painting when he was 10 years old, and had his first solo show in France when he was 14.Earle's first New York exhibition was at the Charles Morgan Galleries in 1937. In an 1939 exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
purchased one of his works for its permanent collection. His work at this time was realistic painting. In the 1940s he painted more than 800 Christmas card designs for the American Artist Group.
1950s
In 1951 he joined Disney as an assistant background painter and received credit for the experimental background painting in the GoofyGoofy
Goofy is a cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions. Goofy is a tall, anthropomorphic dog, and typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fedora. Goofy is a close friend of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck...
short, For Whom the Bulls Toil. In 1953 he created the look of Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom is an educational Adventures in Music animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions, and originally released to theaters by Buena Vista Distribution on November 10, 1953...
, a short animated film which won an Academy Award and a Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
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Award. He also worked on Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1953 film)
Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie. It is the fourteenth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and was originally released on February 5, 1953 by RKO Pictures...
, Working for Peanuts
Working for Peanuts
Working for Peanuts is a 1953 animated short produced by Walt Disney. It is notable for being one of their first shorts filmed in 3D ....
, Pigs is Pigs
Pigs Is Pigs (1954 film)
Not to be confused with Pigs Is Pigs Pigs Is Pigs is a 1954 animated film by Walt Disney Studios. It is based on the story "Pigs Is Pigs" by Ellis Parker Butler. This was Gary Owens' film debut. The cartoon was animated in the flat, colorful UPA Style.It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best...
, Paul Bunyan, and Lady and the Tramp
Lady and the Tramp
Lady and the Tramp is a 1955 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released to theaters on June 22, 1955, by Buena Vista Distribution. The fifteenth animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, it was the first animated feature filmed in the CinemaScope widescreen...
. He was responsible for the styling, background, and colors for the high-acclaimed Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)
Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the fairy tale "La Belle au bois dormant" by Charles Perrault...
. His artwork was the inspiration for the graphic style of Sony's first computer animated film, Open Season
Open Season (film)
Open Season is a 2006 computer-animated comedy film, written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman and directed by Jill Culton, Roger Allers, and Anthony Stacchi, and production designed by Michael Humphries...
.
1960s
Earle returned to full-time painting in 1966, producing watercolors, oils, sculptures, drawings, scratchboards, and limited-edition serigraphs. Much of this work was not exhibited in his lifetime.In 1998, Earle was honored at the 26th Annie Awards with the Winsor McCay Award
Winsor McCay Award
The Winsor McCay Award is given to individuals in recognition of lifetime or career contributions in animation. The award is presented at the annual Annie Awards, presented by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood...
for a lifetime achievement in the art of animation.
Earle was critically acclaimed by such publications as Time, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The New York World-Telegram, The Art News and The New York Sun
New York Sun (historical)
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.