Dumbo, Goofy and Peter Pan didn’t just burst onto the big screen. It took dozens of drawings to get them ready for their star turns. In a new book, “They Drew as They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney’s Late Golden Age, the 1940s—Part Two” (Chronicle Books, $45), author Didier Ghez showcases hundreds of illustrations of Disney characters—including ones that never made it to film. The book profiles six artists from the company’s short-lived character model department, which encouraged employees to be creative and free with their designs, writes Mr. Ghez. The artists took their work seriously: They “were extremely aware of art history and new modern trends,” he says.
Write to Alexandra Wolfe at alexandra.wolfe@wsj.com
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