Mary Blair In Wonderland (Early Alice In Wonderland Artwork)

During one of my trips to Tokyo Disneyland (in 2010), the Disney Gallery was featuring an exhibit titled, "The Colors of Mary Blair."  Among the items being sold in the Gallery was this boxed set of 10 postcards, containing some of Mary Blair's early artwork for Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland.

I've attempted to put the scenes in the order that they appear within the film, with the exception of this first one.

In 2008, a three-dimensional version of Mary Blair's White Rabbit was created, and placed in Disneyland's It's A Small World attraction (along with a slew of other Disney characters).  I wonder why they gave him red eyeballs?  But then, I also wonder why they destroyed the attraction's "rainforest room" for a tacky-looking "Spirit of America" room, when there had never been a need for such a room in the attraction's 40+ year history at Disneyland?  Ah, but I digress!

For Disneyland's 70th anniversary, a special "plush" set was created, commemorating Mary Blair's versions of Alice and The White Rabbit.  The set sold for $49.99.

 

During that same 2010 Tokyo Disneyland tribute, their Disney Gallery was also selling a set of It's A Small World "mini-plush" figures, based on Mary Blair's original designs for the attraction.  (I included these images of the dolls in my "Mary Blair Dolls & Small World Days at Disneyland" post, back in 2011.)

I bought the entire set, including the cowboy (pictured above, but not below).  The doll on the far left is a copy of the "Mary Blair" doll that is featured in Disneyland's It's A Small World attraction. I'm not sure if the other Disney parks' versions of the ride include the "Mary Blair Doll" or not.

That particular doll has a different tag, with a photo of Walt Disney and Mary Blair posing with her doll.

Here's a photo that I took at Disneyland in 2011, showing Mary Blair's doll inside the attraction. She can be seen standing on the Eiffel Tower and holding a red balloon.

By the way, happy anniversary to Walt Disney's Alice In Wonderland, which was released 75 years ago this year!