Important Catalogue of the 1st MUSEUM EXHIBITION ofWALT DISNEY Animation Art Held in Los Angeles, 1940. LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM Retrospective Exhibition of the Walt Disney Medium (1940). 22 pages + covers, appx 11.75″ x 9″. This would make a very rare addition to your Disney collection. This landmark publication is the illustrated catalogue of the first exhibition of Walt Disney Studio art held at a major museum. Its theme was to demonstrate the incredible evolution of Disney’s art of animated filmmaking over the 12 year period from Steamboat Willie (1928) to Fantasia (1940) through a series of displays incorporating original art. Illustrations of art and scenes from the films are in color and black-and-white. Animation cels, background paintings, animation drawings, continuity and atmosphere story sketches, model sheets, layout drawings, and character model statues were included in the show. A descriptive list of the forty-five (45) displays appears over 3 pages and a 1-page glossary defines the various art forms. There is an introductory essay, coverage of the development of Disney filmmaking, and sections devoted to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Pinocchio (1940) and Fantasia (1940). Faded purple cover is brittle and discolored. There is a number written in pencil in upper right corner. The rest of the pages are on higher quality paper in great shape. Please see pics for details and condition.