Person
Mary Blair
Art · 1911–1978 · McAlester, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
Blair's career began as a watercolor painter before joining the Walt Disney Studio in 1941. Blair started as a sketch artist before moving into art direction and inspirational sketches. Although a vast majority of her work was thrown out, Blair's fingerprints remain all over the studio's output both in animation and at various Disney Parks. Her signature design piece, It's All Small World After All, debuted at the New York World's Fair in 1964.
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
Conceptual Design
Peter Pan
Conceptual Design
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Conceptual Design
The Three Caballeros
Art Direction
Saludos Amigos
Mary Blair
Make Mine Music
Art Direction
Song of the South
Conceptual Design
Melody Time
Conceptual Design
So Dear to My Heart
Conceptual Design
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Color Designer
Filmography
- 2025Mary Blair's Pigments of ImaginationSelf (Archive footage)
- 2005The Art of Mary BlairSelf (archive footage)
- 1968Disneyland: From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of TomorrowSelf (uncredited)
- 1967The Ceramic MuralSelf
- 1967How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingColor Designer
- 1965Disneyland 10th Anniversary
- 1953Peter PanConceptual Design
- 1952The Little HouseArt Direction
- 1952Susie, the Little Blue CoupeArt Direction
- 1951Alice in WonderlandConceptual Design
- 1949The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadConceptual Design
- 1948So Dear to My HeartConceptual Design
- 1948Once Upon a WintertimeStory
- 1948Melody TimeConceptual Design
- 1946Song of the SouthConceptual Design
- 1946Make Mine MusicArt Direction
- 1944The Three CaballerosArt Direction
- 1942Saludos AmigosMary Blair
- 1942Lake TiticacaColor Designer
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