Pooh Soccer

The Official Chuck Jones Virtual Experience is pleased to offer DISNEY fans "Pooh Soccer" a Limited Edition work by Peter Ellenshaw.

The English Academy Award-winning designer-special effects animator pioneer Peter Ellenshaw worked on many Disney features and was best known for Mary Poppins (1964), The Black Hole (1979), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).

The inspiration for this work of art came from an original work by Peter Ellenshaw (1913-2007) based on a soccer game between the beloved Winnie the Pooh characters: Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Pigglet, and Owl.

Ellenshaw regarded Walt Disney as a source of inspiration, a wonderful executive, and over the years, a good friend. Walt had the ability to communicate with artists, recalls Ellenshaw.  "He'd talk to you on your level artist to artist." He used to say, "I can't draw, Peter." But he had the soul of an artist, and he had a wonderful way of transferring his enthusiasm to you.

The work of Peter Ellenshaw is represented in both public and private galleries worldwide. He has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including those by the American Film Institute, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Film Institute in Chicago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the R.W. Norton Art Museum in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the Disney Legends Awards.

The Limited Edition artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.