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1916 Omak, Washington - 1990 Foster City, California. Known for: Animation, animal sketching, children's book illustration.
Retta Scott (1916 - 1990), an American artist, is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Scott was born in Omak, Washington. She... Read full biography
Retta Scott (1916 - 1990), an American artist, is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Scott was born in Omak, Washington. She graduated from Seattle's Roosevelt High School in 1934, and then received an academic scholarship from... Read full biography
Retta Scott (1916 - 1990), an American artist, is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Scott was born in Omak, Washington. She graduated from Seattle's Roosevelt High School in 1934, and then received an academic scholarship from the Chouinard Art Institute, so she moved to Los Angeles, California. She spent much of her free time sketching wildlife at the nearby Griffith Park zoo. Her ambition was to mold a career in fine art.... Read full biography
Retta Scott (1916 - 1990), an American artist, is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Scott was born in Omak, Washington. She graduated from Seattle's Roosevelt High School in 1934, and then received an academic scholarship from the Chouinard Art Institute, so she moved to Los Angeles, California. She spent much of her free time sketching wildlife at the nearby Griffith Park zoo. Her ambition was to mold a career in fine art. As she readied to complete her Institute training, the Institute's director encouraged Scott to apply at Disney Studios. She was hired in 1938, and assigned to the Story Department, where the ambitious Bambi project was being developed. Her stunning... Read full biography
Retta Scott (1916 - 1990), an American artist, is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Scott was born in Omak, Washington. She graduated from Seattle's Roosevelt High School in 1934, and then received an academic scholarship from the Chouinard Art Institute, so she moved to Los Angeles, California. She spent much of her free time sketching wildlife at the nearby Griffith Park zoo. Her ambition was to mold a career in fine art. As she readied to complete her Institute training, the Institute's director encouraged Scott to apply at Disney Studios. She was hired in 1938, and assigned to the Story Department, where the ambitious Bambi project was being developed. Her stunning sketches caught the eye of Disney himself, so when the film went into production she was assigned to animate scenes of hunting dogs... Read full biography
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Keywords (8)
Art Method
- •Animation, Animator
- •Book Illustration
- •Easel Painting
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art School
- •Chouinard Art Institute, CalArts, Student
Added Description
- •Walt Disney Studio Artist, Productions/Commissioned