YOSEMITE SAM Animation MODEL SHEET
#161/350
Hand Paint Limited Edition Warner Bros Studio Gallery Cel.Framed and double matted.Includes a Warner Bros Seal and certificate of authenticity from Warner Bros. Framed Size 21 1/4" x 18"Image Size 16" x 13 1/2"
EDITION SIZE: 350
©1998 WARNER BROS.
"The rootinest, lootinest hombre this side of the Pecos" was created by director Isadore "Friz" Freleng for his 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon Hare Trigger. Generally considered to be the two-dimensional alter-ego of Freleng, Sam took on several difierent guises throughout his career including pirate and jailhouse guard, but it is his bellowing western blowhard character for which he is most famous. Model Sheet: Yosemite Sam is based on original Studio art of the short-tempered gunslinger. In the world of animation, a model sheet is a collection of drawings of a specific character used to show his varying attitudes and characteristics.
This Limited Edition Cel began with a drawing by Dan Haskett from which a master inking was created by Laurie Dindis. This inking was then silk-screened onto an acetate sheet (or "cel") along with the Warner Bros. seal. Each cel was then expertly hand-painted on the reverse side. The background is a high-quality lithograph composed of several different poses of Yosemite Sam created by Dan Haskett in a model sheet format. The edition number was hand-inked on each cel in a special edition size of only 350. Upon completion of the edition, the original artwork was archived.