Pinocchio: Jiminy's Sermon

Artist/Maker Walt Disney Productions (American, founded 1923)

Dateca. 1938

MediumTempera (?) on celluloid film

DimensionsOverall: 8 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (21.3 × 26.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase Fund

Object number1940.93

Status

Not on view

Pinocchio exemplifies Walt Disney’s populist approach of adapting gruesome children’s stories into fun and happy animations. In the original story by Carlo Collodi, The Adventures of Pinocchio, the unruly puppet learns only through brutal force and torture. Disney changed these circumstances by making Pinocchio himself more likable and enhancing the role of Jiminy Cricket as Pinocchio’s guide, as seen here in Pinocchio: Jiminy’s Sermon.

Exhibition History

The Child's Eye: From Klee to Disney

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 5, 1981 - August 1, 1981 )

The Art of Disney Animation

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 2, 2014 - December 23, 2014 )

Collections

Modern & Contemporary

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