Unseen Disney - in pictures

A host of hitherto unseen images from Disney’s archives are published in a new book by Taschen this autumn. Here we bring you a small selection

Main image: Mickey the magician: a sketch from The Scorcerer’s Apprentice sequence in Fantasia. Photograph: © 2016 Disney Enterprises, Inc.

  • A scene from art director David Hall’s 1939 treatment for Alice in Wonderland (1951).
    A scene from art director David Hall’s 1939 treatment for Alice in Wonderland (1951).

  • Conceptual art for the procession celebrating Princess Aurora’s birth in Sleeping Beauty (1959).
    Conceptual art for the procession celebrating Princess Aurora’s birth in Sleeping Beauty (1959).

  • Child star Virginia Davis on an outdoor set for the finale of Alice’s Spooky Adventure (1924), one of Walt Disney’s early silent short films, which mixed live action with animation. Disney (second from left) directs.
    Child star Virginia Davis on an outdoor set for the finale of Alice’s Spooky Adventure (1924), one of Walt Disney’s early silent short films, which mixed live action with animation. Disney (second from left) directs.

  • A story sketch for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice sequence of Fantasia (1940).
    A story sketch for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice sequence of Fantasia (1940).

  • Conceptual art of Cinderella’s fairy godmother creating her coach: a gouache by artist Mary Blair for Cinderella (1950).
    Conceptual art of Cinderella’s fairy godmother creating her coach: a gouache by artist Mary Blair for Cinderella (1950).

  • In an early story sketch for The Jungle Book (1967), Mowgli’s pleasant dreams turn into a nightmare as comfortable clouds are revealed to be Kaa’s deadly coils.
    In an early story sketch for The Jungle Book (1967), Mowgli’s pleasant dreams turn into a nightmare as comfortable clouds are revealed to be Kaa’s deadly coils.

  • The Blue Fairy working her magic in a watercolour for Pinocchio (1940) by Swedish illustrator Gustaf Tenggren.
    The Blue Fairy working her magic in a watercolour for Pinocchio (1940) by Swedish illustrator Gustaf Tenggren.

  • A story sketch for Dumbo (1941) by Bill Peet.
    Story sketches for Dumbo (1941) by Bill Peet.

  • Mickey, Goofy, and Donald in a story painting for the Jack and the Beanstalk segment of the anthology film Fun and Fancy Free (1947).
    Mickey, Goofy, and Donald in a story painting for the Jack and the Beanstalk segment of the anthology film Fun and Fancy Free (1947).

  • Mickey and his steam shovel hard at work in an animation cel from the short Building a Building (1933).
    Mickey and his steam shovel hard at work in an animation cel from the short Building a Building (1933).
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