WALT DISNEY WITH THE MICKEY MOUSE 25th ANNIVERSARY PORTRAIT BY JOHN HENCH PHOTO!

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WALT DISNEY WITH THE MICKEY MOUSE 25th ANNIVERSARY PORTRAIT BY JOHN HENCH PHOTO!
For That Special  Walt  Disney and Mickey Mouse Collector!
You Are Bidding On A 8” x 10” Black & White Photograph Of Walt Disney Standing Next To the Official 25th Anniversary Portrait of Mickey Mouse Painted By John Hench!
In 1978, A Very Limited-Edition (750) of Mickey Mouse 25th & 50th Anniversary Portrait Portfolios were created and offered to employees of Walt Disney Productions in celebration of Mickey’s 50th Anniversary.
This Black & White Photograph with Walt Disney standing next to Mickey’s 25th Anniversary Portrait captures that wonderful event.
John Hench attended the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, along with the San Francisco California School of Fine Arts and the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. In 1939, he joined Disney at the old Hyperion Studios as a sketch artist in the story department working on Fantasia. Over his early career, he moved from “story” to “background” to “layout” and then on to the “special effects” department where his special effects work on "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" won an Oscar in 1954.
That same year, John Hench left the Studio to work at what is today known as Walt Disney Imagineering, where his first assignment was to design attractions for the original Tomorrowland in Disneyland.
Later in 1960, John worked closely with Walt Disney in developing the pageantry, opening and closing ceremonies for the VII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley, as well as attractions for the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. He later helped master plan Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland and develop ideas for theme parks, including Disney’s California Adventure, Animal Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland.
John Hench was also Mickey Mouse’s official corporate portrait artist, having painted Mickey’s portrait for the 25th (1953), 50th (1978), 60th (1988), 70th (1998), and 75th (2003) birthdays. In 1999, John Hench celebdrated his 60th year working with the company. John Hench died February 5, 2004, in Burbank. As an Eternal Flame-Bearer and Senior Vice President of Walt Disney Imagineering, John Hench carried on Walt’s ideals and standards.
You are bidding on the Black & White Photograph of Walt Disney standing next to the 25th Anniversary Portrait of Mickey Mouse by John Hench only. The other illustrations of John Hench or his other illustrations are included for informational purpose only and not a part of the ebay sale.
We are willing to work on the price for this item, therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item, and you also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER! We have also been going through a large number of Disney Memorabilia boxes containing thousands of items that we have collected over the past 45 years! Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites. We will continue to add more Disney Memorabilia Items often!
DESCRIPTION
For That
Special
Walt
Disney
and
Mickey
Mouse
Collector!
You
Are Bidding
On A
8
”
x 10
”
Black & White
Photograph
Of
Walt
Disney
Standing
Next
To the
Official
25th
Anniversary
Portrait
of
Mickey
Mouse
Painted
By
John
Hench
!
In 1978,
A Very
Limited-Edition
(750)
of
Mickey Mouse
25th & 50th
Anniversary
Portrait Portfolios
were created and offered
to employees of
Walt Disney Productions
in celebration of
Mickey
’
s 50th Anniversary.
This
Black & White Photograph
with Walt Disney standing
next to Mickey
’
s
25th Anniversary Portrait
captures that wonderful event.
John Hench attended the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles,
along with the San Francisco California School of Fine Arts
and the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles.
In 1939, he joined Disney at the old Hyperion Studios as a
sketch artist in the story department working on Fantasia.
Over his early career, he moved from “story” to
“background” to “layout” and then on to the
“special effects” department where his special effects
work on "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
won an Oscar in 1954.
That same year, John Hench left the Studio to work
at what is today known as Walt Disney Imagineering,
where his first assignment was to design attractions
for the original Tomorrowland in Disneyland.
Later in 1960, John worked closely with Walt Disney
in developing the pageantry, opening and closing
ceremonies for the VII Winter Olympic Games
at Squaw Valley, as well as attractions for the 1964-65
New York World’s Fair.  He later helped master plan
Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland and develop
ideas for theme parks, including Disney’s California
Adventure, Animal Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland.
John Hench was also Mickey Mouse’s official corporate
portrait artist, having painted Mickey’s portrait for the
25th (1953), 50th (1978), 60th (1988), 70th (1998),
and 75th (2003) birthdays.  In 1999, John Hench
celebdrated his 60th year working with the company.
John Hench died February 5, 2004, in Burbank.
As an Eternal Flame-Bearer and Senior Vice President
of Walt Disney Imagineering, John Hench
carried on Walt’s ideals and standards.
You are bidding on the Black & White
Photograph of Walt Disney standing next to
the 25th
Anniversary Portrait of
Mickey Mouse by John Hench only.
The other illustrations of John Hench or his other
illustrations are included for
informational
purpose only and not a part of the ebay sale.
We are willing to work on the price for this item,
therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item,
and you also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER!
We have also been going through a large number of
Disney Memorabilia boxes containing thousands of items
that we have collected over the past 45 years!
Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark
our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites.
We will continue to add more
Disney Memorabilia Items often!
Please see our other listings for more Disney
Memorabilia
and other interesting items.
We have been collecting Disney Memorabilia
for 45 years.  We will be happy to offer a shipping
and handling discount
on items that can be safely
packaged together.
Email with any questions.
CONDITION
* Used and sold "As-Is".
* This item will be very carefully packaged for shipping.
* No International shipping.
If you have a question about this item,
send an email and you should get a prompt reply.
Do not leave your questions for the last few hours of the auction,
as there may not be enough time to respond.
DIS 072205.05
_gsrx_vers_1326 (GS 8.4.1 (1326))