Gallery Nucleus is proud to welcome author Dave Bossert for a panel for his new book, Claude Coats: Walt Disney’s Imagineer. Copies of the book include a bookplate signed by both Dave, as well as Claude Coats' son and former imagineer, Alan Coats.


PANELISTS

Dave Bossert
Alan Coats
Drew Taylor (moderator)

PANEL DETAILS (November 13th, 2021, 5pm - 7pm PST)

• Pre-ordering 1 book grants admittance to the livestream of the panel via zoom. Links will be sent out the day before the panel.

Claude Coats: Walt Disney’s Imagineer—The Making of Disneyland: From Toad Hall to the Haunted Mansion and Beyond is the story of artist and designer Claude Coats who, for more than half a century, was one of the most prolific creative talents at The Walt Disney Company and, arguably, the most accomplished.

An unpretentious man of strapping stature, Coats was the artist behind some of the stunning backgrounds produced at the Disney studio during the Golden Age of Animation before being handed-picked by Walt Disney, to start the fabled WED Enterprises—now known as Walt Disney Imagineering. Working side by side with Walt Disney, Claude Coats is considered a significant influence in creating the first theme park, Disneyland, and a new form of creativity called Imagineering. He forever changed the worlds of global entertainment, technology, architecture, and popular culture.

This book explores Coats’ first fifteen-years designing and building some of the most iconic and enduring attractions at Disneyland including Alice in Wonderland, The Submarine Voyage, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, and so many more. This 264-page book is profusely illustrated with many never-before-seen photographs and artworks.