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Auction History Result 5m191 UNCLE TOM'S CABANA linen 1sh '47 Tex Avery cartoon art of sexy Little Eva dancing by piano! Date Sold 3/1/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Uncle Tom's Cabana, the 1947 Tex Avery animated cartoon comedy cartoon short (VERY loosely based on the Harriet Beecher Stowe classic, Uncle Tom's Cabin; produced by Fred Quimby) featuring the voice of Paul Frees (in the title role as Uncle Tom). This is the second Tex Avery cartoon related to this story! In 1937, Avery made "Uncle Tom's Bungalow", which was a fairly close parody of the original novel. This cartoon goes in a different direction, where it is set in modern day Manhattan, and the "cabana" is in the middle of skyscrapers, and Simon Legree is a multi-millionaire who wants to buy it, so he can build another skyscraper, and Little Eva is a cabaret singer who tries to help Tom save his cabana. Both of these cartoons are among the "banned" cartoons that are never shown, because they contain racial stereotypes that were typical at this time (and which exist in many non-banned feature films from the same time period). Note that Fred "Tex" Avery was one of the greatest legends of Hollywood animation. He started working for Walter Lantz on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in the early 1930s. He moved to Warner Bros. in 1935, where he became a legend, working on the Merry Melodies and Looney Tunes series, creating or developing the best remembered Warner Bros. cartoon characters, including Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, and others. In 1941, after a disagreement, he briefly worked on a series called "Speaking of Animals", where real animals "talked" with animated lips, but he soon signed a contract with MGM, where he did even more wonderful work than before. He developed an entirely new type of cartoon (his MGMs are instantly recognizable as being "Tex Averys"), and they include characters such as Droopy, The Wolf, Red Hot Riding Hood, and many others. He is one of the greatest animators ever, and posters from his cartoons are difficult to obtain, and are highly sought after by collectors! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and minor wear on the foldlines. It had tiny pinholes around the edges, with tiny paper loss in the center of the bottom blank border. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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