Art Corner
Art Corner was a retail store that operated at Disneyland amusement park in Anaheim, California from 1955 until 1966.[1] The store was located in the Tomorrowland area of the park.
History
When Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California on July 17, 1955, a temporary location for the store was set up at the end of Main Street, U.S.A., in a striped tent adjacent to the Red Wagon Inn. It offered souvenirs and Disneyana.[2][3] The permanent location opened on September 15, 1955.[4]
Store offerings
One of The Art Corner's main claims to fame is as an outlet for Disney animation cels. These collector-prized items had once been available through the Courvoisier Gallery[5] (from 1938 until 1946), but had been off the market until Disneyland opened in 1955.[6] Disney collector Rob Richards notes "The Art Corner rescued thousands of cels from being destroyed and saved them for posterity."[2] Other offerings that had an immense impact on future artists were a series of Cartoon Character Guides on drawing Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Jiminy Cricket, Chip 'n Dale and Donald Duck, flip books and animation kits.[2]
Art of Animation exhibit
On May 28, 1960 an exhibit, The Art of Animation, opened adjacent to the store. It contained artwork and other items, including a thaumatrope, drawn from an international traveling display that had promoted the release of Sleeping Beauty. It closed on September 5, 1966 to make way for the renovation of Tomorrowland.[7] The Art Corner permanently closed September 6, 1966, also to make way for the renovation.[8]
Legacy
The Art Corner was a precursor of the Disneyana shop that sold vintage Disneyana which operated on Main Street U.S.A. from 1976-1986. The current Main Street Disneyana shop (opened in May 1998) solely sells books and limited edition merchandise/art prints. Unlike its predecessors, this shop does not offer vintage Disneyana products.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Strodder, Chris (2017). The Disneyland Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Santa Monica Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-1595800909.
- ^ a b c "The Disneyland Art Corner". 2719 HYPERION. February 23, 2009. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "The Story of the Red Wagon Inn (Wade's Wayback Machine) by Wade Sampson". Mouseplanet.com. July 4, 2007.
- ^ Gennawey, Sam (2014). The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream. Keen Communications. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-62809-012-3.
- ^ Acme Animation Galleries/Special Courvoisier Page Archived April 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CELabrating Disney Ink and Painters (Wade's Wayback Machine) by Wade Sampson". Mouseplanet.com. April 21, 2010.
- ^ "The Art of Disney (Wade's Wayback Machine) by Wade Sampson". Mouseplanet.com. October 11, 2006.
- ^ "Chronology of Disneyland Theme Park by Ken Polsson". February 24, 2012.
- ^ "The History of the Official Disneyana Convention". Mousetreasures.com (archived). September 15, 2007. Archived from the original on September 15, 2007.
