Lion King Simba at Pride Rock with Mufasa Graphite Drawing by John Alvin

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The Lion King Grahpite drawing by John Alvin
Linda Jones Certificate of Authenticity
I included the color picture from John Alvin's book of the picture he sketched
frame is in average shape
Drawing & Matting is great!!!
Lion King Graphite of Simba on pride rock facing Mufasa in the sky by John Alvin
This Lion King piece is one part that shows the process towards the amazing finish we have all learned to know and love. John Alvin pieced together all the elements using that "Alvin-izing" that was coined at Disney.
The Lion King
is a 1994 American
animated
epic
musical
film produced by
Walt Disney Feature Animation
and released by
Walt Disney Pictures
. It is the 32nd
Disney animated feature film
, and the fifth animated film produced during a period known as the
Disney Renaissance
.
The Lion King
was directed by
Roger Allers
and
Rob Minkoff
, produced by
Don Hahn
, and has a screenplay credited to
Irene Mecchi
,
Jonathan Roberts
, and
Linda Woolverton
. Its original songs were written by composer
Elton John
and lyricist
Tim Rice
, and original scores were written by
Hans Zimmer
. The film features an
ensemble voice cast
that includes
Matthew Broderick
,
James Earl Jones
,
Jeremy Irons
,
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
,
Moira Kelly
,
Nathan Lane
,
Ernie Sabella
,
Rowan Atkinson
,
Robert Guillaume
,
Madge Sinclair
,
Whoopi Goldberg
,
Cheech Marin
, and
Jim Cummings
. The story takes place in a kingdom of
lions
in
Africa
and was influenced by
William Shakespeare
's
Hamlet
.
The Lion King
tells the story of
Simba
, a young lion who is to succeed his father, Mufasa, as King of the Pride Lands; however, after Simba's uncle Scar (Mufasa's jealous younger brother), murders Mufasa, Simba is manipulated into thinking he was responsible and flees into
exile
. Upon maturation living with
two wastrels
, Simba is given some valuable perspective from his childhood friend, Nala, and his
shaman
, Rafiki, before returning to challenge Scar to end his
tyranny
and take his place in the Circle of Life as the rightful King.
Development of
The Lion King
began in 1988 during a meeting between
Jeffrey Katzenberg
,
Roy E. Disney
, and
Peter Schneider
while promoting
Oliver & Company
in Europe.
Thomas Disch
wrote a
film treatment
, and Woolverton developed the first scripts while
George Scribner
was signed on as director, being later joined by Allers. Production began in 1991 concurrently with
Pocahontas
, which wound up attracting most of Disney's top animators. Some time after the staff traveled to
Hell's Gate National Park
in
Kenya
to research on the film's setting and animals, Scribner left production disagreeing with the decision to turn the film into a musical and was replaced by Minkoff. When Hahn joined the project, he was dissatisfied with the script and the story was promptly rewritten. Nearly 20 minutes of animation sequences were produced at
Disney-MGM Studios
in Florida.
Computer animation
was also used in several scenes, most notably in the
wildebeest
stampede sequence.
The Lion King
was released on June 15, 1994, to a positive reaction from critics, who praised the film for its music, story, and animation; it finished its theatrical run as the
highest-grossing release of 1994
and the
second highest-grossing film of all time
. It is also the
highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time
.
The Lion King
garnered two
Academy Awards
for its achievement in music and the
Golden Globe Award
for
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
. The film has led to
many derived works
, such as
a Broadway adaptation
; two
direct-to-video
follow-ups—the sequel,
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
(1998), and the prequel/
parallel
,
The Lion King 1½
(2004)—; two television series,
Timon and Pumbaa
and
The Lion Guard
; and a
3D
re-release, in 2011.
In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States
National Film Registry
by the
Library of Congress
as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". A
CGI
live-action remake
of the film directed by
Jon Favreau
is scheduled for a July 19, 2019 release in the United States.
The new book The Art of John Alvin by his wife Andrea Alvin released by Titan Books is, we hope, the first of several books that will show his importance to the history of film.
ABOUT JOHN ALVIN:
"Creating the promise of a great experience" is how John Alvin described his role as the preeminent designer and illustrator of cinema art in the entertainment industry. In a business where you are only as good as your last job, Alvin was diverse enough in style and creative invention to be one of the ultimate go-to artist for movie posters in Hollywood for over two decades. He designed and illustrated some of the world's most widely recognizable movie art. From E.T. to Blade Runner, to Blazing Saddles and The Lion King, John Alvin is responsible for many of your favorite movie campaign images...