Pinocchio
Original Drawing

More Information: These original drawings were used in the creation of Disney's 1940 feature film "Pinocchio." The two drawing are a set, both from Sequence 10, Scene 7.1. The first of the two drawings features Pinocchio being pulled through water. The second drawing features the bubles forming around Pinocchio. The top drawing is signed by animation legends Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Pinocchio is the second animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and was originally released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on February 7, 1940. Based on the book Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, it was made in response to the enormous success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The plot of the film involves a wooden puppet being brought to life by a blue fairy, who tells him he can become a real boy if he proves himself worthy by learning courage, kindness, and honesty. Thus begins the puppet's adventures to become a real boy, which involves many an encounter with a host of unsavory characters.