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The European Rococo Style That Inspired Walt Disney

The Met’s very good show takes us on a tour of French decorative arts and Disney confections.

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Cinderella, 1950. Mary Blair. Background painting. Gouache and graphite on board. 12 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (31.8 × 39.4 cm).

Walt Disney Animation Research Library © Disney

I was in New York for a couple of days last week. Christmas there is so festive and pretty. In Midtown, Fifth Avenue glitters with Christmas lights. This year, there’s an Omicron hysteria, but the doomsayers aren’t controlling my life.

I had a good, long visit to the Met. Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts is its latest exhibition. I enjoyed it. Shame on me for taking so long to see Art of Native America, the new iteration of American indigenous art. It’s a stellar presentation that I’ll write about in January, since it’s something everyone should see.

Brian T. Allen

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Brian T. Allen

Brian T. Allen is National Review’s art critic.

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