design crush: mary blair

We celebrated my husband's bday at Disneyland. While waiting for him to get his disney passport photo taken, my daughter and I walked into the Main Street Opera House next store. There was a small exhibit showcasing the creative minds behind "It's a Small World". I've always loved the look and feel of that ride, the children with their round rosy faces, the midcentury modern bold graphics. It was styled by Mary Blair, illustrator and designer extraordinaire. Her work -- dynamic, adorable, whimsical, and stylish-- touches my core and now I'm trying to get my hands on everything she's ever made. Pictures from the book  "Little Verses" are from animationarchive, a great place to learn more about Mary Blair.   

Comments

[yasmine]

i've totally forgotten about her! thanks for posting about her. she's quite an original...and fantastic!

and that's so cute you guys went to disney! i haven't been in years. space mountain did not do good things to my tummy! ack!

[simplygrove]

YOu have such a fun blog!!!

[Design for Mankind]

AWW, thanks for saying hello! Your blog is a treasure! :)

And gosh, you are quite talented!!!

[denise]

It all comes back to Disney.