1909 Seattle, Washington - 1993 La Canada, California. Known for: Painting, cartoons, printmaking.
Born in Seattle, WA on March 17, 1909. Anderson studied at the University of Washington and with Lionel Pries. In the early 1930s he settled in Los Angeles where he was on the faculty at the...
Read full biography Born in Seattle, WA on March 17, 1909. Anderson studied at the University of Washington and with Lionel Pries. In the early 1930s he settled in Los Angeles where he was on the faculty at the Chouinard School of Art. Walking past the Disney Studios in 1934, he went in, applied for a job, and stayed...
Read full biography Born in Seattle, WA on March 17, 1909. Anderson studied at the University of Washington and with Lionel Pries. In the early 1930s he settled in Los Angeles where he was on the faculty at the Chouinard School of Art. Walking past the Disney Studios in 1934, he went in, applied for a job, and stayed for 44 years. While there, he was an animator on "Snow White" and art director of "Fantasia," "Pinocchio," and others. Before retirement in 1978, he helped design Disneyland and many of its...
Read full biography Born in Seattle, WA on March 17, 1909. Anderson studied at the University of Washington and with Lionel Pries. In the early 1930s he settled in Los Angeles where he was on the faculty at the Chouinard School of Art. Walking past the Disney Studios in 1934, he went in, applied for a job, and stayed for 44 years. While there, he was an animator on "Snow White" and art director of "Fantasia," "Pinocchio," and others. Before retirement in 1978, he helped design Disneyland and many of its attractions. He was given the Disney Legend Award before his death in La Cañada, CA on Dec. 12, 1993. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Ferdinand Perret Files; Washington State Artists 1850-1950 (Trip, Dode and Sherburne F. Cooke).
Born in Seattle, WA on March 17, 1909. Anderson studied at the University of Washington and with Lionel Pries. In the early 1930s he settled in Los Angeles where he was on the faculty at the Chouinard School of Art. Walking past the Disney Studios in 1934, he went in, applied for a job, and stayed for 44 years. While there, he was an animator on "Snow White" and art director of "Fantasia," "Pinocchio," and others. Before retirement in 1978, he helped design Disneyland and many of its attractions. He was given the Disney Legend Award before his death in La Cañada, CA on Dec. 12, 1993. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Ferdinand Perret Files; Washington State Artists 1850-1950 (Trip, Dode and Sherburne F. Cooke). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and