A review by pussinbooks
The Art and Flair of Mary Blair: An Appreciation by John Canemaker

4.0

Mary Blair's art is full of mood and tension, whimsy and joy. It is a shame Blair's name is not synonymous with Disney because her designs are what made the Disney Golden Age iconic. It is doubly a shame that Walt Disney put up with animators changing Blair's designs more than he would have liked until she had moved on to other projects. This book showcases many pieces of Blair's art including self-portraits, commercial advertising, Disney commissions, and concept designs for an unproduced Duke Ellington musical Cole Black and the Seven Dwarfs (can anyone still make this happen?).