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Charlie Thorson fonds

Charlie Thorson fonds

Charlie Thorson was a seminal figure in the development of animation in the United States and Canadian children's literature. Beginning with political cartoons for local Icelandic language newspapers, his drawing career encompassed work in several fields and disciplines He illustrated Eaton's catalogues at the noted Canadian art studio Brigden's, designed and developed characters at nearly every major Holywood animation studio of the pre-World War II era, worked extensively in commercial and industrial advertising, and made some of the first attempts to develop Canadian children's literature. Among his many accomplishments, Thorson has been credited for designing beloved animated characters Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Bugs Bunny.

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"Prince of the Wilderness", cover - coloured pencil sketch
"Why I Hurt So Many Children," pg. 16 - pencil sketch
Boy and puppy model sheet
Bugs Bunny Developmental Pencil Sketch
Charlie Thorson framed portrait
Comical bear sketches
Elmer Elephant with giraffe and pelicans sketch
Happy Wanderer dog model sheet
Keeko book cover
Lion, tiger, and cubs sketches
Mamma model sheet
Popeye's nephew sketch
Punkinhead sketch on card
Regent tiger sketch
Sniffles model sheet
Tough baby chick drawings
Tough bunny sketch

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Collection

  • Charlie Thorson fonds (17) + -

Format

  • Textual records (13) + -
  • Text (3) + -
  • Photograph (1) + -

Subjects

  • Artists (17) + -
  • Drawing (16) + -
  • Motion Pictures (10) + -
  • Children's Literature (4) + -
  • Advertising (1) + -
  • Photographs (1) + -
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Date

1935 - 1956
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Format: 2023/01/26

Province/State

  • California (3) + -
  • Florida (3) + -
  • Manitoba (4) + -
  • Miami (1) + -
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City

  • Florida (1) + -
  • Los Angeles (3) + -
  • Miami (3) + -
  • Winnipeg (4) + -
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Name

  • Thorson, Charlie - Creator (16) + -

Title

  • "Prince of the Wilderness", cover - coloured pencil sketch (1) + -
  • "Why I Hurt So Many Children," pg. 16 - pencil sketch (1) + -
  • Boy and puppy model sheet (1) + -
  • Bugs Bunny Developmental Pencil Sketch (1) + -
  • Charlie Thorson framed portrait (1) + -
  • Comical bear sketches (1) + -
  • Elmer Elephant with giraffe and pelicans sketch (1) + -
  • Happy Wanderer dog model sheet (1) + -
  • Keeko book cover (1) + -
  • Lion, tiger, and cubs sketches (1) + -
  • Mamma model sheet (1) + -
  • Popeye's nephew sketch (1) + -
  • Punkinhead sketch on card (1) + -
  • Regent tiger sketch (1) + -
  • Sniffles model sheet (1) + -
  • Tough baby chick drawings (1) + -
  • Tough bunny sketch (1) + -
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