Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of Dodo set on a lithographic background from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 39 in ink lower right; Size - Dodo: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2", Image 11 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (commonly shortened to "Alice in Wonderland"), is a 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson who wrote under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Disney reworked the story to fit with both a younger audience and a time frame suitable for an animated film (it's run time is only 75 minutes).
Kathryn Beaumont, who was born in London England, was just 10 years old when she was chosen for the voice of Alice. Walt Disney personally cast Beaumont after seeing her in the film "On an Island with You," in which the child actress had a small role. Disney was so impressed by her that she was also chosen to be the model for Alice, and would also go on to provide the voice for Wendy in "Peter Pan," 1953. Beaumont has also reprised her voice acting role as Alice in two episodes of the animated series, Disney's "House of Mouse," and as both Alice and Wendy in the video game "Kingdom Hearts." She did not retire as the voice of Alice and Wendy until 2005, when her role for these two characters was taken over by Hynden Walch.
Dodo was brilliantly animated by Milt Kahl and Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman. and the character was voiced by Bill Thompson. The following paragraph is from master Walt Disney animator Andreas Deja:
"This character (Dodo) from "Alice In Wonderland" is beautifully designed, sometime gorgeously animated, but with a completely underdeveloped personality. There is way too little screen footage of him to get any real sense of who he is and why he would be important to the story. The Dodo is a very handsome design though, and it's fun to trace back his visual development.... It's the character's unique proportions that make him stand out. A huge lower body with a relatively small chest."
This cel is from the scene when Alice grows in size inside of the White Rabbit's house. The White Rabbit refers to Alice as Mary Ann and rushes outside seeking help and sees Dodo, who happens to be walking along a path. The dialog for the scene is below:
White Rabbit: Oh! Mary Ann! Now you see here, Mary Ann… Help! No! No! Help! Monsters! Help,
assistance!
Alice: Hrmm… hrmm… hrmm… dear!
White Rabbit: A monster! A monster, Dodo! In my house, Dodo!
Alice: Dodo…?
White Rabbit: Oh might, poor little bitty house…
Dodo: Uh, steady old champ.Can’t be as bad as all that you know.
White Rabbit: Oh my poor roof and rafters, all my walls and… there it is!
Dodo: By Jove! Jolly well?? is! Isn’t it?
White Rabbit: Well, do something, Dodo!
This is wonderful cel of Dodo holding is pipe in one hand and his walking stick in the other. Dodo is full figure, eyes and mouth open, and is an absolutely beautiful piece of vintage Walt Disney animation artwork that is perfect for any collection!
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