Ursula drawing from The Little Mermaid

National Museum of American History

Object Details

producer
Disney, Walt
Description
Hand-colored call out sheet of Ursula from The Little Mermaid; The black outline of Urusla is drawn on white paper displaying various colors to be used for the animation cel.
The character, drawn by Disney Studios artist-animator Ruben Aquino, is a cecaelia or half woman, half octopus, and is loosely patterned after Divine, the larger-than-life female impersonator of John Waters films. The character’s voice was supplied by comedienne Pat Carroll.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Walt Disney Animation Research Library
around 1988
ID Number
2005.0135.11
accession number
2005.0135
catalog number
2005.0135.11
Object Name
Call Out Sheet
Measurements
overall: 12 1/2 in x 17 in; 31.75 cm x 43.18 cm
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Movie Collection
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1290169
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9f8a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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