Art by Gustaf Tenggren

Gustaf Tenggren (1896-1970), ''King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table'' by Emma Gelders Sterne, 1962 Source

'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves' by Gustaf Tenggren, 1937

Gustaf Tenggren (American, 1886 - 1970) - The Woman God Forgot

"Geppeto in Monstro" Pinocchio concept art by Gustaf Tenggren

Illustration from Grimm's Fairy Tales by Gustaf Tenggren (1923)

Gustaf Tenggren, who worked as one of the chief illustrators (not animators) for Disney during the 30’s in front of Christian’s Hut on Catalina Island. Tenggren did a lot of the preproduction art for Snow White, Bambi, and Pinocchio, as well as backgrounds for The Old Mill among others.

Christian’s Hut was originally built as a bar to entertain the cast and crew of the ‘35 Mutiny on the Bounty, hence the name after Fletcher Christian. Clark Gable lived above the bar during filming, in fact you can’t make it out in the picture but at the bottom of the sign in the top left corner it originally read “Prop. Clark Gable” (whether he was actually ever the proprietor in anything other than name only is unknown). After the filming of the movie the bar remained and became a regular hangout for Humphrey Bogart and Errol Flynn along with other old Hollywood elite when they’d sail their boats to Catalina Island. The bar tender was none other than Ray Buhen who would go on to open Tiki Ti. Lot’s of cool things all in one picture!

Gustaf Tenggren "The Queen and the Magic Mirror" (c. 1938) concept art for Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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The frontispiece illustration Bellephron and Pegasus by Gustaf Tenggren from A Wonder-Book and Tanglewood Tales.

Tenggren, G. (1925). Bellephron and Pegasus [Illustration]. In Hawthorne, N. A Wonder-Book and Tanglewood Tales. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.

“Make a wish into the well  that's all you have to do  and if you hear it echoing your wish will soon come true.

 I'm wishing  for the one I love  to find me  today.

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 One song  I have but one song  one song  only for you.”

Gustaf Tenggren concept art for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937.

Gustaf Tenggren’s Disney concept art is so gorgeous

Gustaf Tenggren

Gustaf Tenggren: Snow White concept art

A Satyr Chasing Two Imps by Gustaf Tenggren

Gustaf Tenggren - Violin Player (1915)

Pinocchio concept art by Gustaf Tenggren