Mary Blair

Mary Blair

Known for

Art

Born

October 21, 1911

Birthplace

McAlester, Oklahoma, USA

Died

July 26, 1978 (aged 66)

Biography

Blair's career began as a watercolor painter before joining the Walt Disney Studio in 1941. Blair started as a sketch artist before moving into art direction and inspirational sketches. Although a vast majority of her work was thrown out, Blair's fingerprints remain all over the studio's output both in animation and at various Disney Parks. Her signature design piece, It's All Small World After All, debuted at the New York World's Fair in 1964.

Best known work

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1951
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
1953
The Three Caballeros
The Three Caballeros
1944
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
Saludos Amigos
Saludos Amigos
1942
Melody Time
Melody Time
1948
Song of the South
Song of the South
1946
Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music
1946
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967
So Dear to My Heart
So Dear to My Heart
1948

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Mary Blair's Pigments of Imagination

    as Self (Archive footage)

  2. 2005

    The Art of Mary Blair

    as Self (archive footage)

  3. 1977

  4. 1968

  5. 1967

  6. 1967

  7. 1965

  8. 1953

    Peter Pan

    Conceptual Design

  9. 1952

    La petite Maison

    Art Direction

  10. 1952

  11. 1951

    Alice in Wonderland

    Conceptual Design

  12. 1949

  13. 1948

    So Dear to My Heart

    Conceptual Design

  14. 1948

  15. 1948

    Melody Time

    Conceptual Design

  16. 1946

    Song of the South

    Conceptual Design

  17. 1946

    Make Mine Music

    Art Direction

  18. 1944

  19. 1942

    Saludos Amigos

    as Mary Blair, Conceptual Design

  20. 1942

    Lake Titicaca

    Color Designer

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