Dale Henessy (American, 1926-1981), Set Design Illustration for Young

Watercolor on paper, circa early 1970s, signed at lower right, matted and framed under glass. Sight size 20 x 27 in.; Frame dimensions 28 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina Dale Hennesy was an American artist, illustrator, production designer, and art director celebrated for his contributions to Hollywood cinema. Born in Washington, D.C., he studied painting and motion picture illustration at the School for Allied Arts in Glendale, California, and began his career as an illustrator for 20th Century Fox. He contributed to productions including The King and I (1956) before transitioning into art direction and production design. Hennesy received an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Fantastic Voyage (1966) and additional nominations for Logan's Run (1976) and Annie (1982). He is particularly recognized for his production design for Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein (1974), for which he recreated the atmospheric Gothic settings of the classic Universal horror films of the 1930s, including Frankenstein's castle and laboratory. Hennesy was posthumously inducted into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame in 2008. Good estate condition, not examined outside the frame.

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