"Alice Davis: Costumes Fit For a Kingdom" (Gouache and Acrylic; 2015) Alice Estes Davis was Walt Disney Imagineering’s leading costumer from about 1963 on. In 1963, Alice Davis was set right alongside Mary Blair. The project was “It’s A Small World,” and while it would certainly be remembered as Mary’s crowning achievement, the attraction would showcase Alice’s incredible talent as a costumer. The two worked in tandem, collaborating , researching, designing, and costuming over 150 Audio-Animatronic children.


“I went from sweet little children to dirty old men over night,” she said, as her next assignment was to translate the colorful crew of miscreants’ costumes her husband Marc had conceptualized for “Pirates of the Caribbean” from paint-and-paper to polyester. 

Alice marks the fifth caricatured piece I've completed in my "Enterprise of American Imagination" series, celebrating the great creative minds that have contributed to the Walt Disney Company with their respective talents, whether it be a Disneyland attraction or classic Disney animation.

Alice her is set amidst an array of her "Small World" costumes. Alice has often said that growing up, she didn't have any dolls of her own, and so with "Small World," Walt Disney gave her the greatest doll collection she could've ever hoped for!

This print is an excellent gift for the ultimate Disneylander, the avid Disney Historian, future Imagineer, or fan of Alice Davis's fantastic artistic career! 

At this time, the original painting will not be for sale, so please enjoy a print of this piece in the original 8"x10" format!