"ALICE"
24" x 30"
Litho in full colour
Limited Edition Prints
$2500 USD each
DONALD A. PETERS
1921-2003
The Genius of Donald A. Peters
Rarely throughout the history of art has there been a talent so versatile, so abundant with skill, fantasy and "story telling" as that of Donald A. Peters.
Mr. Peters was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. After receiving his Batchelor of Fine Arts from John Herron Art School in 1950, Don was invited to exhibit in The Metropolitan Museum, The Whitney Museum, and The National Pastel Society of New York. Don settled in Taos, New Mexico, in 1950. During the short period he exhibited, 1950 through 1953, Don won numerous awards and honorable mentions at both local and regional levels.
Don left Taos in 1953 and began his career in Hollywood. He was first hired by Walt Disney and later worked for several studios, including M.G.M., Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros., Columbia and Filmation. He worked as an Art Director, Visual Consultant, Creative Consultant, and Associate Producer and also wrote screenplays.
An Academy Award nomination came in 1966 for "Naked Prey", an original screenplay and story. The 1964 Venice Film Festival award for dramatic short subject went to Don for his screenplay "The Soldier".
His paintings and drawings were and are owned by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, John Wayne, Bing Crosby, Lee Remick, Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews, Jane Withers, Peter Hurd, Bill Wellman, Jack Warden, Henry Mancini, Diane Steele, and others.
One of his most beloved works, ALICE, represent the best of both his craft and imagination. Using only a Number 1 brush he has captured the mystery and charm inherent in this wondrous work of literature.
A very limited number of Signed and Numbered prints and Artist Proofs are now available, each with its own signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.