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Aesop and Son Color Key Paintings by Sam Clayberger Group of 2 (Jay Ward, c. 1959). ... (Total: 2 Items)
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Aesop and Son Color Key Paintings by Sam Clayberger Group of 2 (Jay Ward, c. 1959). The storyteller of ancient Greece became a cartoon segment in the ninth episode of Rocky and His Friends. In legend, Aesop was a homely ex-slave, but in Jay Ward's world he was a father with a son that tends to end each episode with a pun title to the fable his father just told. These rare original color key paintings are by Jay Ward color stylist Sam Clayberger (1926 - 2018). It's odd that the one with the most detail is in shades of gray; although Rocky and His Friends was broadcast in black and white, all animation was done in full color. Perhaps this gray tone color key was for an interstitial segment or a commercial. It measures approximately 4.75" x 3.5". The second color key is in color but without facial detail on Aesop and Junior; it measures 4.5" x 3.5". Both are painted in gouache on background boards and are in Very Good to Fine condition with light handling wear.From the Archive of Sam Clayberger and Michael Kadin.
More information about Jay Ward Studios. See also: Ward Studios Artist.
Auction Info
2025 September 13 The Art of Moose and Squirrel and the Jay Ward Studios Animation Art Showcase Auction #40296 (go to Auction Home page)
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September, 2025
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