Dopey Drawing from Snow White and Seven Dwarfs Disney 1988 Harry Holt No provenance, just drawing with signature. Pencil Drawing Harry Holt, born in April 1911, passed away at the age of 93 on April
14, 2004. At the time of his death, he was living in Casselberry,
Florida, with his wife and had a son and daughter living in California. Holt was a Disney animator and sculptor who officially retired from
the company in 1982. However, thanks to his friend Ralph Kent, Holt
started a new Disney career in 1987 at the age of 76 in a nook in the
lobby of the Disneyana Collectibles Store (later known as the Town
Square Theater) in Main Street’s Town Square at the Magic Kingdom in
Florida. Until he turned 83 years old, he sat behind an animator’s desk
interacting with guests. Originally, the job was to promote the opening
of the Disney-MGM Studios with its new animation studio, but Holt proved
so popular and beloved that he remained there for seven years, working
limited hours five days a week. During that time, many a Disney fan would delight in getting an 8″ x
11″ photostatic drawing done by Harry. The pencil drawings were of Peter
Pan battling Captain Hook, Lady and the Tramp dining out, Snow White
dancing with the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi surrounded by his friends,
Cinderella, Pinocchio or even Ariel. Harry would sketch in some additional details that he had
intentionally omitted as he chatted with the guests and then signed and
dated the drawing in the bottom right corner. Most guests had no idea
that he was not just another friendly, elderly “Disney show artist,” but
was an animator who had a rich and varied career at Disney and
elsewhere.