HANNA-BARBERA | 2021 Collection

FOREWORD

Once shown on cinema screens in theatres along the iconic Hollywood Boulevard, cartoons have transformed alongside the world around them. The Golden Age of Animation that defined the film industry in the 1930s and 40s gave rise to television in the 1960s, and, with it, classic characters like Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound became a part of the family. No crime was too dastardly to solve, no adventure too ambitious to embark upon. Whether it was unmasking the Creeper or chasing the American Dream in Manhattan, in this world anything was possible. At the centre of the movement was the Hanna-Barbera studio, created by former MGM animation artists William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Their unique vision, brought to life by a team of pencillers, inkers and cartoonists, is captured in the Hanna-Barbera collection. Featuring some of history’s best-loved cartoon characters, this desirable series of rare limited edition graphics includes behind-the-scenes artworks and unforgettable scenes from the studio’s award-winning television shows and animated short films. Handwritten character notes, model sheets, stills and title cards have been expertly selected from one of America’s most prestigious archives of animation art and faithfully recreated by a specialist team using silkscreen, lithograph and giclée printing techniques. Framed and painted by hand, the artworks are also signed by artists including William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Bob Singer and Iwao Takamoto. To preserve the stunning colours, an acid-free paper has been selected, with the artworks displayed in a range of presentations, including diptychs and triptychs. Offering an opportunity to enjoy some of the greatest moments in animation history with your family and loved ones, these artworks are the perfect addition for any cartoon fan. Find out more about the collection online or by contacting your local Castle Fine Art gallery.

BROWSE COLLECTION

AN INTERVIEWWITH RUTH CLAMPETT

We worked alongside the founder and creative director of Clampett Studio Collections, Ruth Clampett, to source the most desirable Hanna-Barbera works in the industry. Ruth’s father was the legendary American animator Bob Clampett, who is famed for his work on the Looney Tunes series. She told us: “They [William Hanna and Joseph Barbera] had the most significant effect on television animation. It’s really astounding how many different shows they did – it’s unprecedented. They had the foresight to see that with movie theatre cartoons, television was coming up and that’s where it was going to go. “I grew up watching The Flintstones and The Jetsons , and I loved those shows. This amazing collection of Hanna-Barbera art will never be created the same way again.”

“This amazing collection of Hanna-Barbera art will never be created the same way again.” – Ruth Clampett, creative director of Clampett Studio Collections

A MAN AND HIS DOG Serigraph Cel with Printed Background Image Size 23” x 11” / Framed Size 31” x 19.5” / Edition of 2,500 / Framed £995

AWARD WINNING SERIES: JOHANN MOUSE Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel on Giclée Print Background Image Size 14” x 16.5” / Framed Size 23.5” x 26” / Edition of 100 / Framed £1,495

JEEPERS IT’S THE CREEPER Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel on Printed Background Image Size 19.5” x 12” / Framed Size 29” x 21.5” / Edition of 100 / Framed £1,295

MAGILLA GORILLA AND ATOM ANT Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel Image Size 12.5” x 10.5” / Framed Size 21” x 19” / Edition of 300 / Framed £1,295

CLASSIC SCOOBY-DOO Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel on Printed Background Image Size 10.5” x 12.5” / Framed Size 20” x 22” / Edition of 500 / Framed £1,495

MOUSE IN MANHATTAN Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel on Giclée Print Background Image Size 16.5” x 17” / Framed Size 26” x 27” / Edition of 100 / Framed £1,950

TOM AND JERRY MODEL SHEET Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel on Giclée Print Background Image Size 17.5” x 14” / Framed Size 23” x 20.5” / Edition of 100 / Framed £995

THE HUCKLEBERRY HOUND SHOW (TRIPTYCH) Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel on Lithograph Print Background Image Size 13” x 11” (x3) / Framed Size 38” x 19” / Edition of 300 / Framed £1,495

THE RUFF AND REDDY SHOW Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel on Lithograph Print Background Image Size 13” x 11” (x2) / Framed Size 34.5” x 19.5” / Edition of 100 / Framed £1,495

MUTTLEY PERSONA Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel on Printed Background Image Size 14” x 17” / Framed Size 22” x 25” / Edition of 350 / Framed £1,950

SPACE GHOST MODEL SHEET Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel on Lithograph Print Background Image Size 11” x 15” / Framed Size 19” x 23.5” / Edition of 300 / Framed £995

MYSTERY GANG MODEL SHEET Hand-Painted Limited Edition Cel on Printed Background Image Size 16.5” x 13.5” / Framed Size 26” x 23” / Edition of 250 / Framed £995

RELP!... IT’S THE GREEN GHOST! Seri Animation Cel Image Size 13” x 11” / Framed Size 21.5” x 20” / Edition of 1000 / Framed £495

THE MOST EFFECTUAL TOP CAT Hand-Painted Cel with Lithograph Background Image Size 30.5” x 11.5” / Framed Size 38.5” x 19.5” / Edition of 350 / Framed £1,750

ANCHORS AWEIGH Hand-Painted Animation Cel with Ilfochrome Background Image Size 20” x 16” / Framed Size 28” x 23” / Edition of 500 / Framed £2,250

BILL, JOE AND THE GANG Hand-Painted Cel with Lithograph Background Image Size 22” x 14” / Framed Size 30” x 22” / Edition of 350 / Framed £1,495

ENDLESS SUMMER Hand-Painted Cel with Lithograph Background Image Size 34” x 15.5” / Framed Size 42” x 23.5” / Edition of 500 / Framed £1,750

MARITIME MAYHEM Hand-Painted Cel with Lithograph Background Image Size 20” x 13.5” / Framed Size 28” x 22” / Edition of 400 / Framed £1,495

PREMIERE Hand-Painted Cel with Lithograph Background Image Size 19.5” x 11.5” / Framed Size 28” x 20.5” / Edition of 400 / Framed £1,495

FLINTSTONES WINDSHIELD WIPER Hand-Painted Animation Cel with Photographic Background Image Size 14” x 10.5” / Framed Size 21” x 19” / Edition of 300 / Framed £1,495

MARRIAGE MADE IN JELLYSTONE Hand-Painted Cel with Lithograph Background Image Size 13” x 10” / Framed Size 21” x 19” / Edition of 300 / Framed £1,495

ROMANCE ON THE GRAND CANAL Hand-Painted Cel with Lithograph Background Image Size 26” x 12.5” / Framed Size 34” x 20.5” / Edition of 200 / Framed £1,495

THE BLESSED EVENT Hand-Painted Cel with Giclée Background Image Size 14.5” x 9.5” / Framed Size 23.5” x 19” / Edition of 100 / Framed £995

THE CHORE THE MERRIER Hand-Painted Cel with Giclée Background Image Size 18” x 15” / Framed Size 25” x 22.5.” / Edition of 100 / Framed £1,950

THE JETSON’S PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Hand-Painted Cel with Giclée Background Image Size 16.5” x 12.5” / Framed Size 25.5” x 21.25” / Edition of 100 / Framed £995

“BIG” IN BEDROCK Hand-Painted Cel with Lithograph Background Image Size 24.5” x 19” / Framed Size 33” x 27.5” / Edition of 500 / Framed £1,495

LET THE SUNSHINE IN Hand-Painted Cel with Printed Background Image Size 13” x 11” / Framed Size 21” x 19” / Edition of 300 / Framed £1,295

TEEN DREAM Hand-Painted Animation Cel with Photographic Background Image Size 13” x 10” / Framed Size 21” x 19” / Edition of 300 / Framed £1,295

A NEW LEASH ON LIFE Hand-Painted Cel with Lithograph Background Image Size 33” x 11” / Framed Size 41.5” x 19.5” / Edition of 500 / Framed £1,750

SWING SET Hand-Painted Cel with Lithograph Background Image Size 13.5” x 11” / Framed Size 21” x 19” / Edition of 500 / Framed £1,295

Biography

William Hanna (1910 – 2001) Joseph Barbera (1911 – 2006)

Like any successful car toon duo,William Hanna and Joseph Barbera came from two very different walks of life but were united by one dream. After meeting at the MGM car toon studio in 1939 at the end of America’s Great Depression, the pair embarked on a par tnership that transformed television forever. Hanna, a well-liked family man, and Barbera, a smooth-talking former Wall Street tax accountant, hit the ground running when MGM closed their car toon studio in 1957. Just two months later, and with many of their colleagues onboard, they opened H-B Enterprises (rebranded as Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. in 1959). Following the success of series like The Huckleberry Hound Show , The Yogi Bear Show , The Flintstones and Top Cat , the studio moved to a sprawling new complex in Los Angeles in 1963.With a cartoonish façade inspired by the Space Age style of The Jetsons , this innovative hub of creativity produced some of the world’s best-loved television programmes, earning Hanna and Barbera the moniker ‘The General Motors of Animation’. Their visionary approach included responding to real-life cultural events and creating animation in colour, despite networks not broadcasting in colour until 1965. Along with their television series, the studio branched out into opening credits and crossovers with comic books, most notably with their Scooby-Doo franchise. At the hear t of American television for over four decades, Hanna and Barbera were awarded seven Academy Awards, eight Emmy Awards and a star on the HollywoodWalk of Fame. In 2001, their studio was absorbed byWarner Bros. Animation and their characters continue to inspire children and animation artists worldwide.

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