(Walt Disney Studios, 1952) Rare original concept painting by Mary Blair for Susie the Little Blue Coupe, showing the small passenger car driving in downtown traffic between two larger automobiles. Blair expertly depicts Susie during a busy city drive shortly after being purchased from a dealership, sandwiched between two cars as she winds around a sidewalk, the urban background dominated by a large apartment building or factory with numerous windows, water towers, and smokestacks. Accomplished in tempera on 9.5 x 9 artist's board. In fine condition, with tack holes at corners. Blair was a concept artist for Disney during the 1940s and early 1950s, working on designs for such films as Peter Pan, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland. She also created designs for several Disney attractions (including It's a Small World), and her largest work ever, the multi-story mosaic in Disney World's Contemporary Hotel concourse.
