Mary Blair’s artistic magic at work at Disney

Grand designs

Mary Blair worked her artistic magic on various Disney projects during the era of the Nine Old Men, the studio’s legendary animators.

‘It’s a Small World’

Blair created the colorful designs of this popular Fantasyland ride that debuted at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

‘Cinderella’

Blair’s designs captured the fun, fantasy, love and sadness of the beloved fairy tale in the 1950 animated version.

‘Peter Pan’

Blair’s concepts for the 1953 animated version of the classic brought London and Never Never Land to life.