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Bambi & Thumper Forest Secrets - Disney (1947) Official Lithograph

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    In 1947, four limited edition lithograph portfolio prints were published by the New York Graphic Society. Two featuring Snow White and two Bambi. They were available in three different sizes. This one features Bambi and Thumper. Art is matted and in excellent (near flawless condition. There is much more art under the frame. The mat is a bit dirty and torn in places, but should be removed carefully if the buyer wishes to frame the art. An entire collection of these prints has sold for as much as $18,000! 

    It is featured in Tomart's illustrated Disneyana, Vol. 3, pages 35-37, and Cecil Munsey's Disneyana: Walt Disney collectibles, page 199.(#3934).

    Each Litho measures approximately 13.5" wide by 11.75" tall including border (printed area is 12" x 10").
    "Bambi "Forest Secrets Told by Thumper to Bambi" Painting Original Art (Walt Disney/New York Graphics Society, 1947). The New York Graphic Society opened in 1804 and has the distinction of being the first museum in New York City. They signed a license with the Walt Disney Company in 1946 to produce and sell a series of four lithograph prints for their fundraising efforts. They produced two Snow White pieces and two Bambi pieces. The sold these in portfolio editions of four, and also as individual prints, available in three different sizes. Each litho produced has a bottom border notice that read "Copyright New York Graphic Society. Fine Art Publishers. Published with the Cooperation of Walt Disney Productions, Calif." The artwork was produced and painted by artists at the Walt Disney Studios, possibly by Hank Porter, Samuel Armstrong, or even Colin Campbell -- the actual artist is unknown. 
    This is one of the first Fine Art license deals ever done at the Walt Disney Studios, and this is the published original lithograph, not a later reproduction.