Q: I have a sketch called “Even Melons Come to Life” listed by Albert Hurter. It looks like it is done in pencil—what is the chance this might be an original? Note that it is not signed.
Nicholas, Wyandotte, Michigan
A: Albert Hurter was a sketch artist, who was constantly drawing, sketching, and doodling, so it is possible that there are drawings of his out there. As a tribute to Hurter after he died, Disney artists compiled a book of his drawings, entitled He Drew as He Pleased (Simon & Schuster, 1948). There is also some Hurter artwork in Didier Ghez’s new book They Drew as They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney’s Golden Age (Chronicle Books, 2015).