The Chief Blue Meanie Animation Cel

Among the treasures auctioned last month at Swann Galleries' sale of Illustration Art was a cel from "Yellow Submarine" (1968) featuring the Chief Blue Meanie. Note how well the intense color has been preserved.

I don't know precisely where this image appears in the film, but I do know my favorite quotation, written by Erich Segal and spoken not by a Blue Meanie but by Jeremy. "Ad hoc, ad loc, and quid pro quo: so little time, so much to know!" That sums it all up.

"Yellow Submarine" trailer (1968)

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Blue Meanies

An animation cel featuring two Blue Meanies from "Yellow Submarine" (1968) was sold at Swann Galleries this week. It sold for more than the high estimate. When will the Blue Meanies realize that all you need is love?

An animation cel with two Blue Meanies from "Yellow Submarine" (1968)

An animation cel with two Blue Meanies from "Yellow Submarine" (1968)

Hammer Price:  $950

An animation cel with two Blue Meanies from "Yellow Submarine" (1968)

Note:  There is a lot more animation art on this blog, but none from Pepperland.

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