Eyvind Earle was an American artist, author and illustrator, noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney's animated films in the 1950s.
13 Facts About Eyvind Earle
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Eyvind Earle's works have been shown in many one-man exhibitions throughout the world.
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The marriage was strained, and Eyvind Earle's father was heavily abusive toward his mother.
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Eyvind Earle began painting when he was 10 years old.
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Eyvind Earle printed these cards with the help of Everett Ball, with whom he later formed a separate company by the name of "Earle and Ball".
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Eyvind Earle created over 800 designs between 1938 and 1995, and sold more than 300 million copies.
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Eyvind Earle worked on Peter Pan, Working for Peanuts, Pigs is Pigs, Paul Bunyan, and Lady and the Tramp.
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Eyvind Earle was responsible for the styling, background and colors for the highly acclaimed Sleeping Beauty.
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In 1961, Eyvind Earle completed an 18-minute animated segment of the Nativity story for the Tennessee Ernie Ford hosted television special The Story Of Christmas on NBC.
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Eyvind Earle returned to full-time painting in 1966, producing watercolors, oils, sculptures, drawings, scratchboards, and limited-edition serigraphs.
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Eyvind Earle was critically acclaimed by such publications as Time, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The New York World-Telegram, The Art News and The New York Sun.
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In 1998, Eyvind Earle was honored at the 26th Annie Awards with the Winsor McCay Award for a lifetime achievement in the art of animation.
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In 2015, in a presentation at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, Eyvind Earle was inducted as a Disney Legend.