MEDIUM: Limited Edition Cel on Printed Background
EXECUTIVE PROOF EDITION SIZE: 10
IMAGE SIZE: 15.75" x 10.5"
YEAR: 2000
SKU: WB1162

ABOUT THE IMAGE: Musical professor Fritz Owl (whose advertising sign reads: Teacher of Voice, Piano & Violin, but - NO JAZZ) and his wife have a new nest full of little owls, each of whom show to be amazing classical musicians upon exiting their eggs. Except for the youngest that is, who springs forth as (horror of horrors!) a Jazz Singer! Well in no time at all, Papa says “enough it’s too much!” and summarily tosses the poor youngster out of the house. Undaunted by the expulsion, the littlest owl happily strolls through the forest a-crooning, coming upon a radio station holding an amateur contest. This hand-painted limited edition captures the key moment of little Owl Jolson’s performance for emcee Jack Bunny, as the entire Owl clan looks on through the window just prior to joining in as a chorus line!)

This Limited Edition Cel began with a Vince Musacchia drawing based on a scene from the Merrie Melodies cartoon "I Love To Singa!" From this drawing Helene Hartman created the master inking which was then silk-screened with the Warner Bros. Seal onto an acetate sheet (or “cel”). These lines were augmented with “self color” lines, which were hand-inked on the front of the cel to help create the look of the original animation. Each cel was then hand-painted on the reverse side in the style of classic cel animation. The background by Hector Martinez was reproduced on acid-free paper using the digital Giclée process.