January 8, 2009
Eye Statement: Sitting in the Carmel home he designed, Stanley Spohn holds a character he created for a fledgling company called Hallmark – a squirrel based on the rodent that lived in his partner’s desk at Disney.
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Drawn to It
Disney’s first background artist turns 94 in his beloved Carmel.
From covert meetings in Pebble Beach with Salvador Dali to painting the background art for the world’s first animated feature-length film, Stanley Spohn’s life has been a mythical romp through popular culture. Today he lays ...
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