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Mary Blair

1911 - 1978

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Mary Blair (born Mary Browne Robinson; October 21, 1911 – July 26, 1978) was an American artist, animator, and designer. She was prominent in producing art and animation for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella. Blair also created character designs for enduring attractions such as Disneyland's It's a Small World, the fiesta scene in El Rio del Tiempo in the Mexico pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase, and an enormous mosaic inside Disney's Contemporary Resort. Several of her illustrated children's books from the 1950s remain in print, such as I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Blair is the 70th most popular artist (up from 73rd in 2019), the 5,875th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,577th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Mary Blair ranks 70 out of 125. Before her are Sennedjem, Günter Brus, Vlado Goreski, Wang Xianzhi, James Montgomery Flagg, and Bas Jan Ader. After her are Heorhiy Narbut, Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Lado Gudiashvili, Hu Zhengyan, Gilbert Baker, and Mary Delany.

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Among people born in 1911, Mary Blair ranks 199. Before her are Said Akl, Mahmoud Taleghani, Mario Perazzolo, Paris Pişmiş, Antonio Sastre, and Franz Wagner. After her are Betty Robinson, Guido del Mestri, Marie Osborne Yeats, Yang Jiang, Antonio Guzmán Fernández, and Ronald Neame. Among people deceased in 1978, Mary Blair ranks 149. Before her are Toivo Hyytiäinen, Joseph Colombo, John D. Rockefeller III, Robert Menzies, Roman Karmen, and Philip K. Hitti. After her are Roy Harrod, Bob Crane, Leigh Brackett, Eric Frank Russell, Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi, and Jānis Daliņš.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Blair ranks 5,875 out of 20,380. Before her are Arleigh Burke (1901), Alvan Graham Clark (1832), Michael Cole (1968), Mark Tornillo (1954), Paul J. Weitz (1932), and Syd Field (1935). After her are Woody Herman (1913), Todd Phillips (1970), Margo Martindale (1951), Shawn Fonteno (1976), Joe Dallesandro (1948), and Zelda Rubinstein (1933).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Mary Blair ranks 14. Before her are Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Judy Chicago (1939), Bill Viola (1951), Vito Acconci (1940), Robert Indiana (1928), and James Montgomery Flagg (1877). After her are Gilbert Baker (1951), Gordon Matta-Clark (1943), Dan Graham (1942), Maud Wagner (1877), Carolee Schneemann (1939), and Martha Rosler (1943).

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