Herb Ryman Disneyland Map

The story begins september 23, 1953. Auction house owner mike van eaton called the map “the most valuable disneyland artifact ever offered at auction,” and expects it to sell. Walt disney and his artist herb ryman’s 1953 map of disneyland recently sold for $700,000 at an auction held by van eaton galleries in sherman oaks.

Walt disney and his artist herb ryman’s 1953 map of disneyland recently sold for $700,000 at an auction held by van eaton galleries in sherman oaks. The artwork was created by walt disney and artist herb ryman and used to present to investors in order to secure funding to build the first disney theme park in. We all know the first and famous disneyland artwork done by herb ryman for walt in 1954.

Drawing by herb ryman, 1953, copyright disney.

Enough so that in september of 1953 he and imagineer herb ryman worked seemingly nonstop to finish a map that roy would take to new york to drum up the funds for walt’s little project. He understood production design and used historical. This is the original presentation map of disneyland that was created by walt disney and herb ryman in 1953. And the rest was history.