Object Details
maker
Warner Brothers
Description
Animation cel of the cartoon character Bugs Bunny. The gray rabbit is drawn with white feet and gloves, standing in full upright position, gesturing with his right hand. He is wearing a blue vest, red bowtie, yellow jacket, and a blue-banded straw hat.
Tex Avery gave birth to Bugs Bunny in an award-winning cartoon he produced for Warner Brothers in 1940 called The Wild Hare. Initially known as Jack E. Rabbit, Bugs later received his better-known name from another Warner Brothers director of the same name. Though the rabbit received his name from Ben “Bugs” Hardaway, he received his ornery personality from Tex Avery. During the Second World War, Bugs Bunny became more popular than Disney or MGM short subjects. But Bugs received his widest audience through the medium of television, both through syndication and distribution of earlier cartoons and through The Bugs Bunny Show, appearing from 1960 to the late 1990s.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mel J. Blanc
Date made
1960s
ID Number
1985.0247.04
accession number
1985.0247
catalog number
1985.0247.04
Object Name
cel, animation
Physical Description
acetate (overall material)
paint, acrylic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9 in x 11 1/2 in; 22.86 cm x 29.21 cm
place made
United States: California
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Movie Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
Motion Pictures
Television
Subject
Animation
Cartoon Characters
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_681403