‘Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of the French Decorative Arts,’ a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, traces Disney’s movies back to influences from Rococo.
What was the inspiration for the talking teapots and singing candelabra that populate Walt Disney's movies? A new show in New York suggests they can be traced back to antiques and artwork that the animation master encountered in Paris as a young man. The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition uncovers…