Chicago Toy Show

I'm set up at the Chicago Toy Show (first time ever!) at the Kane County Fairgrounds. Come by Sunday 4/21 and buy cool stuff. This looks to be a great show!

Off to the Exhibition!

See you in Australia!

Exciting News Post #2 - Book Photography!

Well, I guess I'd better get to writing...

Original Film Poster ... From Greece!

Wow, who knew I'd come across one of these...ever. Original release movie poster from Greece. Love the art on this, very subdued, but still totally in tune with other art of the time. Now I need to find out what else there is from that release!

I do not have an official release date for Greece, but the poster still lists RKO as the distributor, so it must be prior to 1955.  My guess would be the same as the rest of Europe, late 1951 or early 1952.

First of Two Exciting News Posts!

This past week saw a shipment of fabulous stuff leave the Tulgey Wood and start winging its way to Melbourne, Australia for approximately six months.  Why you may ask?  Well, I'll tell you.  The Australian Center for the Moving Image is mounting an exhibition all about Alice in Wonderland in media, and I have lent them about 45 items.  Exhibition begins April 5th, stay tuned for pictures from the event as we will be live and in person!  See you down under!

Check out their trailer!

Zaccagnini Cheshire Cat Redux - I Love the Internet!

Some of you may remember a few years ago I unsuccessfully attempted to purchase a Zaccagnini Cheshire Cat on eBay.  The auction gods did not smile on me that day, but lo' and behold:  this past June the internet gods (far more powerful) did smile upon me, and now this guy is safely ensconced here in the Tulgey Wood.  And there was much rejoicing.

This reduces the number of known figures not in the collection to two:  the Queen of Hearts and the Walrus.  Hint, hint.

Happy New Year 2018!

Happy New Year!  It has been a while since I've posted, you know that pesky real life.  But I hope to have some interesting news in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!  In the mean time, enjoy this new addition to the Tulgey Wood - a very nice Mary Blair of Alice with the Cheshire Cat.

Dayton Disneyana this weekend!

We're all set up at Dayton Disneyana 2017, come buy my stuff!

Happy Birthday Alice Liddell

In an uncanny coincidence, today is not only Star Wars day, but Alice Pleasance Liddell's birthday!  "Who is that?" I hear you say.  Well, she was the real little girl Alice to whom the story was told by Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) way back in 1862.  Little did they know that 150 years later, cross-fandom art was a thing.  May the 4th be with you Alice.

Zaccagnini Queen of Hearts - I just missed it :-(

This just in from my network of spies, a sighting of the Zaccagnini Queen of Hearts - sadly by the time I found out about it, it was already sold, but at last a full color image of it!

UPDATE:  The original seller of this example was kind enough to send me a VERY nice image.  Enjoy!

Happy New Year!

Well, as the saying goes, it's been quite a year.  Life has intervened at every corner, and although some truly wonderful things have happened (especially the Geppi exhibit) I have not been able to post as regularly to the blog as I would have liked.  But, I hope to improve in 2017 and I still have one more big announcement to come, but more on that when I have a better grasp on the details.  Suffice it to say, may 2017 be calmer and filled with more and better posts!

Geppi's Entertainment Museum Exhibition Extended!

I just received word from the museum that due to popular demand, my Alice exhibition has been extended through the end of the year!  So if you haven't had a chance to come see it, you've got three more months. Come on down!

65th Anniversary of Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland's World Premiere in London

While the official release date may be July 28th, 1951, Walt Disney's animated classic Alice in Wonderland had its world premiere in London on July 26th, at the Leicester Square theater.  Kathryn Beaumont and Walt Disney were in attendance, and I'm sure a grand time was had by all.  Let's hear it for 65 wonderful years!

Open for business at Disneyana Mania

Second Big Announcement for 2016

Time for the second of three big announcements for 2016 here on the VDA blog.  Yours truly will be the keynote speaker at this year's Disneyana Fan Club banquet on July 15th!  So if you're in the area and coming to the DFC convention, sign up for the banquet and watch me make an ass of myself in front of hundreds of people.  Well, I hope not, but certainly not out of the realm of possibility :-)

DisneyanaMania
July 13-16, 2016
Wyndham Hotel - Anaheim / Garden Grove
12021 Harbor Blvd
Garden Grove, CA 92840

Ready For Business

All setup and ready to go!

Dayton Disneyana This Weekend

We'll be set up at Dayton Disneyana this weekend, if you're in the area come on by and buy cool Alice stuff!

Alice at Awesome-Con

Me and my Walt Disney signed Alice cel at the past weekend's DC comic-con, which has the regrettable name "Awesome Con". Alice can be seen through October 2nd at Geppi's Entertainment Museum.

Through the Looking Glass and Jello Commercials

So my family and I went to the new Burton-esque Alice film (meh). But what was amazing was during the pre-show (I love the pre-shows at the Alamo Drafthouse) they used MY video clip of one of the Alice Jello commercials. Pretty cool.

Happy Memorial Day!

Have a fun and safe Memorial Day everyone!