Art

Mary Blair

Born 1911-10-21

McAlester, Oklahoma, USA

Department: Art

Biography

Blair's career began as a watercolor painter before joining the Walt Disney Studio in 1941. Blair started as a sketch artist before moving into art direction and inspirational sketches. Although a vast majority of her work was thrown out, Blair's fingerprints remain all over the studio's output both in animation and at various Disney Parks. Her signature design piece, It's All Small World After All, debuted at the New York World's Fair in 1964.

1948

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (21 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Mary Blair's Pigments of Imagination	Self (Archive footage)	Movie	2025
The Art of Mary Blair	Self (archive footage)	Movie	2005
Halloween Hall o' Fame	Colorist	Movie	1977
Disneyland: From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow	Self (uncredited)	Movie	1968
The Ceramic Mural	Self	Movie	1967
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying	Color Designer	Movie	1967
Disneyland 10th Anniversary	Self / Appearance	Movie	1965
Peter Pan	Conceptual Design	Movie	1953
The Little House	Art Direction	Movie	1952
Susie, the Little Blue Coupe	Art Direction	Movie	1952
Alice in Wonderland	Conceptual Design	Movie	1951
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	Conceptual Design	Movie	1949
So Dear to My Heart	Conceptual Design	Movie	1948
Once Upon a Wintertime	Story	Movie	1948
Melody Time	Conceptual Design	Movie	1948
Song of the South	Conceptual Design	Movie	1946
Make Mine Music	Art Direction	Movie	1946
The Three Caballeros	Art Direction	Movie	1944
Saludos Amigos	Mary Blair	Movie	1942
Lake Titicaca	Color Designer	Movie	1942
Saludos Amigos	Conceptual Design	Movie	1942