Cyril, Mr. Toad, Ratty, Mole

MEDIUM: Original Stat Model Sheet
IMAGE SIZE: 14" x 11"
PRODUCTION: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
YEAR: 1949
SKU: CCV4362

ABOUT THE IMAGE: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is a 1949 American animated package film produced by Walt Disney Productions, released by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney and James Algar with Ben Sharpsteen as production supervisor. The 11th animated film in the Disney Animation canon, it consists of two segments: the first based on the 1908 children's novel The Wind in the Willows by British author Kenneth Grahame, and the second based on the 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by American author Washington Irving.

This piece shows signs of production wear: center crease and wrinkling along edges. The embedded date on this model sheet reads June 17th, 1941 and includes the initials of Frank Thomas, the supervising animator.

ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Photostat Model Sheets are reference guides used by animators to ensure consistency in character design, proportions, and expressions throughout a film. These printed sheets typically feature multiple poses, facial expressions, and turnarounds of a character, often photocopied from finalized drawings by lead animators. Model sheets help maintain uniformity in animation by providing a standard reference for all artists working on a character, preventing visual discrepancies between different scenes.