Disney's Small World Artist - Mary Blair

Mary Blair was a talented artist who was known for her flair of style in art and dress.
She grew up in Oklahoma, Texas and California, which might have influenced her art. Early on she went to college in San Jose State University and  after graduating she won a grant for Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. Mary married Lee Everett Blair who was a fellow artist.  Together they worked at various places including MGM and Ub Iwerk's Studio before working for Disney. 
It's interesting, shortly after starting at Disney Studios, President Roosevelt paid for the studio to send Walt, Lilianne and some of his artist on a trip to South America for a goodwill tour that also provided material for future movies Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros.
Originally Mary hadn't been asked only her husband but she was able to go too.  This trip had a big impact on her artwork, which previous to this was more in the line of classical oil and watercolor paintings.  After her return her art had transformed into the bright and stylized art that would be her trademark.  She eventually would work on some of the most iconic animations that Disney came out with, some of which were: Peter Pan, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland.
To learn more about her view : http://magicofmaryblair.com