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1 2 0 P E R S P E C T I V E | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 4 RESHOOTS B Y B A R B A R A H A L L , A D G A R C H I V I S T S E L E C T I O N S F R O M T H E A D G A R C H I V E S G I F T O F T H E H O L LY W O O D S T U D I O G A L L E R Y. C O U R T E S Y O F T H E A R T D I R E C T O R S G U I L D A R C H I V E S . A. ILLUSTRATION FOR THE ICE FOLLIES, CIRCA 1958- 1961. DALE HENNESY, SET DESIGNER WATERCOLOR ON ILLUSTRATION BOARD. This colorful Ilustration, labeled as the "Snowflake Number," was created in the late 1950s for the Shipstads & Johnson Ice Follies, the hugely successful touring ice show known for its musical numbers and elaborate costumes and sets. Launched in 1936, when Olympic skating star Sonja Henie was just starting to make her mark in movies, the Ice Follies merged sport and spectacle to great effect. Within a few years, it was also embraced by the movie industry, when its company appeared in The Ice Follies of 1939, an MGM film, starring the unlikely duo of Joan Crawford and James Stewart as professional skaters. The Ice Follies was the first of three successful ice skating shows to emerge at the time. The others were the Ice Capades, founded in 1940, and Holiday on Ice, which made its debut in 1942. Interestingly, the Scenic Designer for the Ice Follies from 1958-1961 was ADG Hall of Fame honoree Dale Hennesy, who went on to have an impressive career as an Art Director and Production Designer. Though it's not signed, there's a good chance this drawing is by Hennesy, who was also a talented artist. Around the time that he was working for the Ice Follies, he was also making his mark as an Illustrator for movies like South Pacific and Flower Drum Song. His later films included Fantastic Voyage, Sleeper, Dirty Harry, Young Frankenstein, King Kong and Annie. A