Tenggren's Seven Dwarfs Lawn Statues

Grumpy and Dopey lawn statues were made available for purchase at the 2013 International Epcot Flower & Garden Festival. Each design is patterned after the original sketch artwork of Gustaf Tenggren. Resin with copper tone finish. Commemorative festival stamp on bottom. Each measures approximately 12" tall. Others in the series include Classic Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy.

Epcot images via Zannaland.

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The Grumpy and Dopey seen above were taken from a mold design that was originally used as part of a full set of Seven Dwarfs outdoor statues. Made of heavy resin, this set probably dated from the late 1990s. The lack the bright copper finish. Here's a few of them.

Grumpy and Dopey

Bashful and Sleepy

And a Snow White figure. This same design was seen in the 1997 Disney Catalog and again in 1999 with entirely different set of Seven Dwarfs.

1938 Dutch Sneeuwwitje Movie Poster

An original Snow White one sheet from the motion picture's November 1938 premiere run in the Netherlands. Distributed by RKO Radio Films. Artwork based on Gustaf Tenggren's original sketch. Poster printed by Affiches Luii & Co. of Amsterdam. Approximately a one-sheet size: 43" x 25.75".

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"Nadruk Verboden" basically means Do Not Copy.

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In another example, the text along the top announces the screening at the Luxor Theater starting on December 16 (1938). The age-restriction stamp in the lower left corner--"TOEGANG 14 JAAR"--limits audience members under the age of fourteen.

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This next one is for the Victoria, screenings starting on Friday, April 7th, 1939.

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Hearst Reprint of 1937 Good Housekeeping Serial

Good Housekeeping magazine published a two-part Snow White serial in their November and December 1937 issues. With the massive success of the film, media giant Hearst Magazines decided to reprint the serialization in this softcover format as a limited run, just for its employees. As in the periocical release, the book was illustrated with the inspirational sketches of Disney artist Gustaf Tenggren,

Although the copyright reads 1937, this reprint was probably issued in 1938.

Sample pages.

 

Illustrations and text copyright Disney/Hearst Magazines, Inc. Posted here for historical documentation purposes only.

Special thanks to the Michael Filippello Collection for sharing these images.

1938 US 'Snow White' Half Sheets

The half-sheet movie poster was intended for display in theatre lobbies. The standard size was 22" x 28", approximately "half" the height of the more common one-sheet. RKO issued two half-sheets for the 1938 US general release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, both are copyright dated 1937.


Poster Style A...

The very hard-to-find style "A" half sheet features Gustaf Tenggren's illustration of Snow White fleeing into the dark forest. These posters typically have fold creases, but this example was rolled instead.

The letter "A" in lower left corner.

Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures.

Sold at auction on July 11, 2008 for $4,481.25.

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Poster Style B...

Tenggren's illustration of the princess exploring the dwarfs' bedroom.

The copyright markings in lower left corner appear on either a yellow or white background, depending on how much yellow was used in the printing process. Note that even though this is considered poster style "B", there is no indication of it on the half sheet.

Images via Heritage Auctions.

US 'SNOW WHITE' HALF SHEETS:

• NEXT POST - 1940

1938 RKO Advert from Italy

An excellent piece of Snow White history, this 24 x 17cm Italian handbill dates from the initial general release of the film. The smaller print on the front cover translates as, "WALT DISNEY'S MASTERPIECE from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale."

Inside the flyer is the story of Snow White, with lively illustrations reinterpreted from Gustaf Tenggren's original work.

Similar to the RKO postcard seen in an early post, the back cover of this handbill reads...

GENERALCINE PRESENTS SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS -WALT DISNEY'S FIRST FULL LENGHT MOTION PICTURE IN MULTIPLANE COLOR - DISTRIBUTED BY RKO RADIO PICTURES - THE WONDER OF WONDERS FOR CHILDREN AND GROWN UPS. 

The smaller print mentions that in Venice, Snow White was awarded with the Art Trophy created especially for the film. The fine print at the bottom dates the handbill 28/12/1938.

Images and info courtesy of the Nunziante Valoroso Collection.

Dutch Snow White Book, circa 1938

Walt Disney's Sneeuwwitje en de Zeven Dwergen. Printed in Amsterdam by C.J. Veen's Publishing Company, this Dutch-language Snow White book dates from the original release of the film.

Front cover with and without the original yellow dust jacket.

The Dwarfs (with their English names) adorn the front and rear endpapers.

There's a total of 64 pages. The majority of illustrations are in B+W, with four color plates.

A few sample pages.

A number of the drawings are from Gustaf Tenggren's original inspirational sketches.

A handsome vintage storybook.

Rear dust jacket.

Illustrations and text copyright Disney/C.J. Veen's Publishing Company, c.1938. Posted here for historical documentation purposes only.

Image scans courtesy of the Noah Daniel Glimmerveen Collection with additional photos from the Michael Filippello Collection.