Virgil Ross Signed Original Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd Color Drawing

Piece is created on original 12.5" x 10.5" animation paper. The piece features an original color drawing of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd by Virgil Ross. The piece was created 100% by hand by Virgil Ross (D 1996) and is also hand-signed.

Virgil Ross was an American artist, cartoonist, and animator best known for his work on the Warner Bros. animated shorts.

His introduction to cartooning was in high-school, where he took a class in that art form. Early work was done for Charles B. Mintz (later Screen Gems), Ub Iwerks studio, and then on to Walter Lantz, where he began animation work. In 1935, he moved on to work for Leon Schlesinger at Warner Bros. where he spent about 30 years, first under Tex Avery's supervision, until 1942, then for Bob Clampett, and finally with Friz Freleng. His resume also includes time spent with such firms as Filmation (where he worked on the early 1970s Star Trek: The Animated Series), Hanna Barbera, and Marvel Comics. In 1979 he animated Woody Woodpecker for a special scene at the 51st Academy Awards.

Of the very many characters Ross animated, he is most closely associated with Bugs Bunny, but also did a great deal of work involving Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Tweety, and many others, including the Rudy Larriva-directed Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote shorts. When handling long-eared characters such as Bugs or Wile E., Ross occasionally tilted or waved an ear in otherwise-static scenes. As the animator for "A Wild Hare" (1940), generally regarded as the first appearance of Bugs Bunny, Ross had a first person view of the creation of the character.

The piece includes an official Letter of Authenticity from known Animation Art Historian John Altyn. Also includes a Pristine Auction LOA and authenticity guarantee.

Authentication: John Altyn LOA

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