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Dumbo

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This original Polish poster was designed by Anna Huskowska in 1962 for the cartoon Dumbo, made in 1941 by the Walt Disney studios.

  • Year : 1941
  • Country of the poster : Poland (1961)
  • Condition : excellent
  • Presentation : on linen
  • Director : Ben Sharpsteen
  • Poster designer : Anna Huskowska
  • Printing process : lithography
Dimensions
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About 2 inches more on each side for the covering *

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Dumbo is Walt Disney studios' fifth animated feature film. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen in 1941 (Oscar for best music in 1942), it is based on the story written by Helen Aberson and illustrated by Harold Pearl in 1939.

This very poetic original Polish poster was designed in 1961 by Anna Huskowa. The artist reinterprets the original American poster, keeping the main colours (blue and orange) and the composition, but she completely revisits the style of Walt Disney's drawing by proposing a childlike naivety in the image of the innocence of the main character. The elephant flies over a small town, its famous big ears spread out and eyes wide open.

At the very bottom left of the poster, you can see the small CWF insert. It refers to the Centrala Wynajmu Filmów (Film Rental Centre): it is the only film distributor in post-war Poland. This organisation played an extremely important role: far from the standards and without exerting commercial pressure, it dealt with the publishing and distribution of posters while supporting artists and offering them complete freedom in creation.

At the very top of the poster, the mention "barwny film rysunkowy" indicates that it is a "colour animated film", followed below by the precision that it is an American production ("produkcja amerykanska") and finally "Prix du Festival de Cannes de l'année 1947" ("Nagroda Festiwalu w Cannes 1947 rok").

Original title
Dumbo
Year
1941
Country of the film
United States
Country of the poster
Poland (1961)
Director
Ben Sharpsteen
Poster designer
Anna Huskowska
Printing process
lithography
Actual size (inches)
17 X 23 inches
Condition
excellent
Presentation
on linen