Oct 17, 2024 · Rolly Crump, who died in 2023, is seen here in 2018. A new exhibition of his art opens Oct. 19 in West Hollywood. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) Rolly Crump had an …

Roland Fargo Crump (February 27, 1930 – March 12, 2023) was an American animator and designer noted particularly for his work as a Disney Imagineer. [1][2][3] Crump was born in Alhambra, California, and joined Walt Disney Studios in 1952.

One of Walt Disney’s early Imagineers, Rolly Crump is known as a “true” original. He joined The Walt Disney Studios in 1952 where he quickly became one of the most multi-talented artists on Walt’s team. In 1959, he joined show design at WED …

Apr 1, 2020 · The Great Crump Presents His Magic: The Art of Rolly Crump (Baby Tattoo Carnival of Astounding Art) [Crump, Rolly, Copperfield, David] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.

Oct 19, 2024 · A new exhibition of Crump’s little-seen midcentury poster art is on display this weekend only at Song-Word Art House on the Sunset Strip.

From his family-friendly Disneyland creations to his counter-culture Beatnik designs, the art of surprise was as much a part of his repertoire as were drawing, painting, and sculpting. No matter the medium, humor played a major part in Rolly’s artistic alchemy.

Aug 26, 2017 · As a nonconformist member of Walt Disney’s hand-picked Disneyland design team, Crump was the eccentric architect of endearing and enduring environmental art installations that have stood at the forefront of a vibrant pop-culture landscape for over half a century.

This week, an assortment of Crump’s lesser-known personal work will be on display at West Hollywood gallery Song-Word Art House. The show, dubbed “Crump’s The Lost Exhibition,” is curated by Rolly’s son, Christopher, who followed in his father’s footsteps to work for Walt Disney Imagineering, the division of the company responsible ...

"Rolly Crump: Imagineer of the Weird" (Gouache and Acrylic; 2015) Hired by Disney Animation in 1952, and later moved over to WED Enterprises (now known as Walt Disney Imagineering), Rolly Crump was a young artist known for his bold, enjoyably odd, and often "weird" style.

Oct 24, 2024 · If you don’t know who Rolly Crump is, and you love the groovy and psychedelic, then boy you’re in for a treat! For the uninitiated Crump began his Disney career as an in-between artist and assistant animator for such classics as Peter …