Tasmanian Devil (Taz)

MEDIUM: Original Production Cel on Printed Background
IMAGE SIZE: 12.5" x 10.5"
PRODUCTION: Bill of Hare, 1962
SKU: CCV3485

Framing included in pricing.

ABOUT THE IMAGE: This animation cel painting of the Tasmanian Devil was created n the WB Studio ink and paint department and photographed in the making of the Merrie Melodies cartoon Bill of Hare directed by Robert McKimson.

The animated short begins with the the Tasmanian Devil, "the most vicious animal in the whole blinkin' world." bursting out of the Snodgrass Scientific Experiment ship. Taz comes upon Bugs Bunny minding the cooking pot and puts the rabbit into it, This cel appears after Bugs (not pictured) pops up as a bearded grandpappy rabbit: "Look, sonny, do you mind closing that door? It's a mite drafty in here." The studio designation "A75" is written in blank ink at lower right to mark this original's place in the scene. 

ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Original production cels are one-of-a-kind pieces of art that were used in the creation of an animated film or television show. Each has been hand-painted by studio artists on a piece of celluloid acetate, and has been photographed over a background painting to create a frame of the finished production.