Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts

Peter J. Hall, Concept art, watercolour, marker, and graphite on paper © Disney

Drawing on the outstanding artworks of the Wallace Collection and international loans, Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts highlights the exceptional talent and innovation of both Walt Disney Animation Studios artists and the creative pioneers of the French 18th century. Although separated by two centuries, the artists, craftspeople and animators all had the same ambition – to breathe life, character, and charm into the inanimate.