Wes Cook
Floyd Wesley "Wes" Cook (ca. 1931 – ca. 2004) was an American conceptual and commercial artist and Disney Imagineer.
Career
[edit]He was known for contributing designs for theme parks including Tokyo DisneySea, Universal Islands of Adventure, SeaWorld, and McDonaldland.[1][2] He was a designer for The Banana Splits and H.R. Pufnstuf.[3] He spent a portion of his career working for Setmakers, the company that designed the first McDonald's PlayPlaces.[4] He also painted a pastoral mural featuring McDonald's characters which inspired Panic Inc. co-founder Cabel Sasser to create a collection of Cook's artwork and drawings in Portland.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ronald and Friends". Intelligent Collector. Vol. Fall 2018. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Nichols, Chris (2018-09-21). "Trippy Artifacts From McDonaldland Are Going Up for Auction". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Ricketts, Colin (2018-08-16). "Landmark 'Art of Ronald McDonald' sale heads to Heritage Auctions". justcollecting. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Bradley, Eric (2018-09-13). "The Art of Ronald McDonald and Friends Auction – The Setmakers' Collection Debuts at Heritage Auctions" (Press release). Heritage Auctions. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Mesh, Aaron (2017-07-11). "Cabel Sasser Found a McDonalds Mural That Led Him to Uncover a Secret Collection of Art". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Peters, Jay (2024-10-11). "You must watch this amazing presentation about a bespoke McDonald's mural". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-12-03.