COMMENTS
This is a production setup from the animated television series The Lone Ranger featuring an iconic scene of the Lone Ranger and his faithful companion Tonto, along with their legendary horses, Silver and Scout. Composed of a hand-painted production cel with two cel layers on 12 field-size acetate, this setup is enhanced with a rare production background, which utilizes mixed media. The top cel features the Lone Ranger mounted on Silver, and Tonto riding Scout, meticulously hand-painted on 12 field acetate. The drawings were produced by chinagraph pencil on cell. Colored papers were cut or torn under or against the lines of the background, producing a dramatic and rich textural effect. Produced by Herb Klynn and Jules Engel of Format Films in Hollywood and airing from 1966 to 1969, this series brought the adventures of the masked hero and his sidekick to the animated realm. The entire setup measures13.25" x 10.5” inches, and is a piece of classic American television animation.

“The thing we brought to The Lone Ranger,” said producer Herb Klynn, “was a totally new graphic.” Multi-layered montaged backgrounds featuring shapes of luminous color held together by cels featuring illustrations that used grease pencils on the acetate instead of ink to get strong compelling black lines was used. “Creative talent cannot be contained,” stated Klynn. “It must be allowed to breathe, to try new avenues…you have to experiment and go through a creative evolutionary process. That’s what we did. We were a team, a family with no boundaries.”

ABOUT THE SHOW:
The Lone Ranger is the central character of an American animated television series that ran 26 episodes on CBS from September 10, 1966, to September 6, 1969. The series was produced by Herb Klynn and Jules Engel of Format Films, Hollywood.
Herbert Klynn (November 11, 1917 – February 3, 1999) was an American animator at UPA from 1944-1959 eventually rising to the role of Vice President and Production Chief. He worked on various Mr. Magoo cartoons and Gerald McBoing-Boing cartoons as well as cartoon shorts such as Madeline (1952) and Christopher Crumpet (1953). In 1959 he founded the television animation studio Format Films, best known for producing The Alvin Show and The Lone Ranger, as well as eleven Road Runner cartoons and three Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales cartoons for Warner Bros.'s Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series.