Walt Disney & Mary Blair

Virtual Replay of ‘Memories of Mary Blair’ with Historian John Canemaker and Maggie Richardson Announced

If you missed the July 12th “Memories of Mary Blair” event held at the Walt Disney Family Museum, or if you want to revisit the event, you will now be able to experience this talk from the comfort of your own home!

Mary Blair shows Walt Disney a model of “it’s a small world” during production of The Disneyland Tenth Anniversary Show (1965), 1964 Courtesy of the Walt Disney Archives, ©Disney
Mary Blair shows Walt Disney a model of “it’s a small world” during production of The Disneyland Tenth Anniversary Show (1965), 1964
Courtesy of the Walt Disney Archives, ©Disney

In celebration of the latest special exhibition called Mary Blair: Mid-Century Magic, guests are invited to relive the presentation from the Walt Disney Family Museum during an exclusive presentation with historian and Mary Blair expert John Canemaker and Mary Blair’s niece Maggie Richardson. Canemaker wrote two books about Blair—The Art and Flair of Mary Blair (published by Disney Editions) and Magic Color Flair: The World of Mary Blair (published by Weldon Owen)—and Richardson is the caretaker of Blair’s estate.

Please note: This is a pre-recorded event. There will be no live Q&A component, and the recording will not be offered beyond the virtual stream time. A password and link to a private Vimeo page is included with your ticket which will be active beginning Friday, August 22 at 9am. The presentation will be available from Friday, August 22 through Friday, August 29 on Vimeo. Please note: Tickets for this replay will be taken off-sale on Friday, August 22 at 9am.

Registration for Virtual Replay | Memories of Mary Blair with Historian John Canemaker and Mary’s Niece Maggie Richardson is available as follows:

  • All members: Purchase tickets via the Member Portal. Cost for members is $5.
  • Public (non-members): Purchase tickets online now. Cost for non-members is $10.

Upgrade your membership to receive priority access to purchase tickets. Membership dues and Walt’s Circle donations may be paid as monthly installments or as a one-time annual payment. For more information, please email the Membership Department at membership@wdfmuseum.org.

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