Just a little something I did for fun. A collage tribute I made to women in the classic era of Imagineering, showcasing their art and skills.
Mary Blair and her artwork for It's A Small World (top left). In addition to her style and art direction for It's A Small World, Mary also worked on the murals for the New Tomorrowland of Disneyland and the Grand Canyon Concourse in the Contemporary Hotel at Walt Disney World. She also worked on scenic concepts for Marc Davis's Western River Expedition attraction.
Joyce Carlson (middle left) painting one of the owls from America Sings and posing with her "Joyce" doll from It's A Small World. First working as an ink and paint girl at the Studios, Joyce moved to the Imagineering studios where she worked as a figure finisher and designer on It's A Small World - since then, Joyce had worked designing the dolls for the New York, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris incarnations of the ride. Joyce also worked as a costume designer and figure finisher for Country Bear Jamboree and America Sings.
Alice Davis (bottom left) making final touches to the Redhead's costume and studying prints with a Small World friend. The wife of famed animator and Imagineer Marc Davis, Alice is an artist in her own right. She designed and costumed all of the figures for Pirates of the Caribbean, It's A Small World, and Carousel of Progress, as well as designing other Cast Member costumes.
Leota Toombs (center and upper right) is seen hearing adding wigs to many of the bucaneers and damsels of Pirates of the Caribbean and finishing make up touches on Thomas Jefferson for The Hall of Presidents. One of the most versatile Imagineers, Leota worked as both a model maker, and a figure finisher, applying makeup, wigs, hair, and hide onto figures for such attractions as The Jungle Cruise, It's A Small World, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, The Hall of Presidents, and Country Bear Jamboree. Leota also would later gain notably for her facial performance of Madame Leota in the Haunted Mansion, and the face and voice of Little Leota.
Harriet Burns (middle left) applies the "feathers" to one of the birds of the Tiki Room, and a finishing paint job to the dwarfs of the Mickey Mouse Revue. One of the first Imagineers, Harriet excelled both in model making and figure finishing. As a model maker, Harriet helped to create the look of the Matterhorn Mountain Bobsleds and the Plaza Inn restaurant, as well as a character and set model maker for Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion, in addition to many others. As a figure finisher, Harriet helped to give the birds of the Enchanted Tiki Room their unique look through inventing the sweater like "skin and feathers" which would create the realistic illusion of the birds feathers. Harriet also oversaw the makeup and wig stylings of numerous animatronics, particularly those found in Carousel of Progress, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Haunted Mansion.
Dorothea Holt Redmond (center and bottom right) and her concepts for the Blue Bayou restaurant, Disney World's Adventureland, and the Cinderella Castle mural. Before joining Disney, Dorothea had an illustrious career in Hollywood, working as an illustrator on such classics as Gone With The Wind, and Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca and Rear Window. In 1964, Redmond joined Imagineering as a scenic concept designer, where her numerous projects would include the Plaza Inn, New Orleans Square, Club 33, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, Walt Disney World's Main Street, Adventureland, and Fantasyland, Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground, and Epcot's World Showcase.
Only just saw this myself. I feel so bad laughing. I hope God doesn't hit me with a thunderbolt.
