Walt Disney Animation. "Donald Duck as a Naval Rating." Florida: 1942]. Pencil and blue crayon sketch of Donald Duck, unsigned, with a small pencil sketch of Goofy below drawn by Sederholm, both on one sheet with pencil annotation at upper right "Enclosure C," 210 x 260 mm. The sheet with filing holes, and sold together with 8 pp of Naval reports and Orders, dated November 2-19th, 1942. Provenance: Lt. Commander Smythe, USN. A fascinating piece of naval propaganda, the paperwork including a report from an Ensign E.L. Phelan, dated New Orleans, November 13, 1942, item 9 reading "Enclosed are a couple of cartoons which Sederholm, a former member of the crew who was transferred to Pensacola thought you might be interested in. While on home leave he got Walt Disney to draw the duck. Pluto was an afterthought done by Sederholm ... He said also that Mr Disney would be glad to make any changes or work out any ideas you might have. The attached card (printed image of Donald Duck) is the color scheme for Donald Duck"; with the reply from E.P.Foster USS P.C.1120 Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bay City Michigan to Ensign Phelan: "appreciated by Commander Smythe." The plan was to use the Disney Donald Duck to decorate a place mat for a special dinner. At the start of the war in Europe, Walt Disney decided that he would work for the various military departments of the US and Canadian military so that he might keep his studio running. He used his beloved familiar characters to do informative short films, as well as other propaganda such as Donald Duck in the satirical cartoon, "Der Fuehrer's Face," released in 1943, which won an Oscar. Walt and his team of artists also designed logos for new military units which appeared on jackets, trucks, planes and other military equipment. The Navy Dept ordered a series of training films on navigation tactics.
Walt Disney Animation. "Donald Duck as a Naval Rating." Florida: 1942]. Pencil and blue crayon sketch of Donald Duck, unsigned, with a small pencil sketch of Goofy below drawn by Sederholm, both on one sheet with pencil annotation at upper right "Enclosure C," 210 x 260 mm. The sheet with filing holes, and sold together with 8 pp of Naval reports and Orders, dated November 2-19th, 1942. Provenance: Lt. Commander Smythe, USN. A fascinating piece of naval propaganda, the paperwork including a report from an Ensign E.L. Phelan, dated New Orleans, November 13, 1942, item 9 reading "Enclosed are a couple of cartoons which Sederholm, a former member of the crew who was transferred to Pensacola thought you might be interested in. While on home leave he got Walt Disney to draw the duck. Pluto was an afterthought done by Sederholm ... He said also that Mr Disney would be glad to make any changes or work out any ideas you might have. The attached card (printed image of Donald Duck) is the color scheme for Donald Duck"; with the reply from E.P.Foster USS P.C.1120 Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bay City Michigan to Ensign Phelan: "appreciated by Commander Smythe." The plan was to use the Disney Donald Duck to decorate a place mat for a special dinner. At the start of the war in Europe, Walt Disney decided that he would work for the various military departments of the US and Canadian military so that he might keep his studio running. He used his beloved familiar characters to do informative short films, as well as other propaganda such as Donald Duck in the satirical cartoon, "Der Fuehrer's Face," released in 1943, which won an Oscar. Walt and his team of artists also designed logos for new military units which appeared on jackets, trucks, planes and other military equipment. The Navy Dept ordered a series of training films on navigation tactics.
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