Weal Guess = THe Sxeteue Boo SERIES ‘< This sketchbook celebrates the work of the artists who provided concepts, inspiration, and character studies for the feature film Bambi Mare Davis Oliver M. Johnston, Jr. Milton Kahl Eric Larson Maurice Noble Franklin Thomas Tyrus Wong and the many others at the Walt Disney Studios who contributed their ideas and talents Wess ung <= THe Sketen- Book Series = LIMITED EDITION Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston & APPLEWOOD BOOKS BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS. DEDICATED TO THE BEAUTY OF NATURE AND THE SEASONS OF THE FOREST B.... has always been one of my favorites of Walt Disney's films, primarily because of its extraordinary beauty and simplicity. I was lucky enough to have been allowed to hang around the old Hyperion lot as a kid, and 1 well remember the little 200 across the street, with the deer and the rabbits and skunks, and I watched them along with the artists who were creating the film...and I remember my delight, later on, in seeing what they had created. The animation of Barbi is, of course, marvelous. The characters are unforgettable ~ who can ever forget Flower popping out of the posies, and [ think the art stands alone among all of Walt’s fils in its simple elegance. This sketchbook is living proof of that. De Ny Roy E. Disney