Disneyland 50th Anniversary Icon Letters by Dave Avanzino

This shadowbox artwork, design by Disney collectible artist Dave Avanzino, renders the name of this classic theme park by using icons from throughout it's eight lands. A castle turret. The Matterhorn. Even a classic Mickey Mouse hat become letters in this whimsical piece. Each letter is hand-painted and floated over a printed background featuring the names of each land within the park. This unique piece celebrates the history and creativity of a true American classic Disneyland. First in a series.

This piece is brand new and never displayed.

Size: 6" x 2" x 19"

Letter Key:

• D - Classic Disneyland Font
• I - Castle Turret / Fantasyland
• S - Lighted Arcade Letter / Main Street USA
• N - Jungle Cruise Sign / Adventureland
• E - Logs / Frontierland & Critter Country
• Y - Mickey Mouse Hat
• L - Wrought Iron / New Orleans Square
• A - Matterhorn / Fantasy land
• N - Toontown Sign
• D - Architecture / Tomorrowland

Artist Bio: Dave Avanzino is a fine artist, scenic designer and production designer living in the Southern California area. A native Californian, Dave grew up in the beautiful Napa Valley where his family has lived since the 1940's. After pursuing a vocal performance degree for 2 years of college, he changed his major to art, a childhood passion, and graduated with a degree in art from California State University Long Beach. He worked in the graphic design field for several years and also created a wide variety of murals and artwork for clients in Southern California and across the country. Dave also works as a Scenic Designer for the theater and has created original set designs for the musicals "Four Tickets to Christmas" (Lillenas Drama) and "Christmas Post" (Word Music) which were marketed with the productions. Dave is the creator and one of the authors of "Uncle Phil's Diner," an interactive dinner theater piece for outreach which is published by Lillenas Drama. He has also worked as a Production Designer for television, film and video projects. His work has been seen in the movies for television "A Vow to Cherish" and "Road to Redemption" (Worldwide Pictures), and the video series "Present Time" (Zondervan) and "Newtons' Workshop" (Moody). He also was the set and production designer for "The Jesus Film for Children." Dave is also a Disney® artist and has created a variety of limited edition multimedia pieces for collector events.