
Mary Blair
Biography
Blair's career began as a watercolor painter before joining the Walt Disney Studio in 1941. Blair started as a sketch artist before moving into art direction and inspirational sketches. Although a vast majority of her work was thrown out, Blair's fingerprints remain all over the studio's output both in animation and at various Disney Parks. Her signature design piece, It's All Small World After All, debuted at the New York World's Fair in 1964.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Saludos Amigos
as Mary Blair
1942

The Art of Mary Blair
as Self (archive footage)
2005

The Ceramic Mural
as Self
1967

Disneyland 10th Anniversary
1965

Disneyland: From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow
as Self (uncredited)
1968

Mary Blair's Pigments of Imagination
as Self (Archive footage)
2025