"Everyman" Goofy

MEDIUM: Photostat Model Sheet
IMAGE SIZE: 26.25" x 20.25"
YEAR: c. 1950s
SKU: CCV4615

NOTES: "OK JACK KINNEY" has been reproduced below the title of the model sheet. This piece shows signs of heavy production wear: age-related toning, wrinkling, and several tears. Due to its size, this piece will be shipped rolled in a tube.

ABOUT THE IMAGE: This model sheet highlights a series of multiple designs for Goofy. He is drawn in a distinct art style that dates from 1949 to 1952, characterized by smaller eyes and buck teeth. During this time period, Goofy was sometimes referred to as "George Geef," an everyman archetype. 

This photostat model sheet comes from the estate of veteran Disney animator and director Jack Kinney, who was awarded a Winsor McCay Award in 1983 in recognition for his lifetime contributions to animation. Kinney was the primary director of the Goofy series, responsible a total of 39 entries. His most notable creations were the Goofy How to... shorts, where the character demonstrated how to play various popular sports. Kinney also directed two entries in the Pluto series, as well as directing four entries in the Donald Duck series, including Der Fuehrer's Face (1943), a wartime satire of Adolf Hitler, which became the only Donald Duck short to win an Academy Award.

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.