Virgil Ross (1907-1996) Artist Biography and Art Gallery Collection
Virgil Ross (August 8, 1907 – May 15, 1996) was an American artist, cartoonist, and animator best known for his work on the Warner Bros. animated shorts Looney Tunes. His introduction to cartooning was in high-school, where he took a class in that art form. Early work was done for Charles B Mintz (later at Screen Gems), Ub Iwerks studio, and then on to Walter Lantz, where he began animation work. In 1935, Virgil Ross moved on to work for Leon Schlesinger at Warner Bros., where he stayed about 30 years, first under Tex Avery's supervision, until 1942, then for Bob Clampett and finally with Friz Freleng. He remained at Warner Bros. until 1964. From there he went to work for other Animation Studios such as Filmation where he worked on the early 1970's Star Trek: The Animated Series, Hanna Barbera, DePatie Freleng (where he followed Friz Freleng, the director to whose unit Ross worked for twenty years) and Marvel Comics. In 1979 Virgil Ross animated Woody Woodpecker for a special scene at the 51st Academy Awards.
Virgil Ross created many cartoon characters, but he is most closely associated with Bugs Bunny, but also did a great deal of work involving other Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes cartoon characters such as Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Tweety and many others, including Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. When handling long-eared characters such as Bugs or Wile E., Ross occasionally tilted or waved an ear in otherwise-static scenes. As the animator for "A Wild Hare", generally regarded as the first appearance of Bugs Bunny, Ross had a first person view of the creation of the character. In a magazine interview, Ross Virgil recalls how the character of Bugs Bunny came to be. He says in the interview, "We received orders from the story department that they needed a drawing of a bunny. We all did drawings and tacked them on the wall, and the story men voted on them. We had one writer named Bugs Hardaway and for some reason, this one drawing became known as Bugs' Bunny. Leon Schlesinger liked the sound of the name and told them to keep it, and that's how Bugs Bunny got his name. Years later, before he died, Hardaway tried to get some credit for making the character, which he probably deserved. But Warner Bros owned the rights to everything we created.
Virgil Ross received the highest awards available in his profession: Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Golden Award (1984) and the Winsor McCay Award (1988). Three of the cartoons he had animated won Oscars: Tweety Pie (1947), Birds Anonymous (1957), and Knighty Knight Bugs (1958). He passed away in May of 1996 after suffering a stroke earlier that year. Ross worked as he advanced in years, though he spent much of his later public life attending gallery and store openings dedicated to his and other’s work in the golden age of animation. In the twilight of his life his work achieved the true arts status denied his craft as animation slipped past its golden age.
Acme Catalogue (1994) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 500 and Hand Signed...
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Bear For Punishment (1995) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline that Bears the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 500 Hand Signed...
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Beware the Eyes of Mars (2001) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Sold Out Limited Edition Sericel that Bears the Official Linda Jones Holographic Seal and Chuck Jones Stamped Signature. Includes a Chuck Jones Gallery Certificate of Authenticity. Measures Approx.: 14" x 11" (Image). Gallery List Price: $200.00 USD. This...
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Bugs and Gulli-Bull (1993) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 750 and is...
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Bugs and Witch Hazel: Truant Officer (2002) by Chuck Jones (1912 - 2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered out of a total Edition Size of only 750...
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Bugs Bunny (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring two of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Favorite Character, Bugs Bunny. This Original Drawing by Tom Ray is Hand Signed by his widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $500.00 USD....
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Bugs Bunny (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring two of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Favorite Character, Bugs Bunny. This Original Drawing by Tom Ray is Hand Signed by his widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $500.00 USD....
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Bugs Bunny (Circa 1970's) Virgil Ross (1907-1996) is an Original Pencil Production Drawing on Warner Bros. Studio Animation Paper, has the Warner Bros Stamp located on back, and is Hand Signed by the Artist. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity provided by Lennyland Ebiz. Measures approx. 15" x 11" (With border) and...
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Bugs Bunny by Friz Freleng (1906-1995) is an Original Pencil Sketch on Paper, Circa 1960's, Hand Signed by the Artist featuring the Warner Bros. character, Bugs Bunny. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity provided by Celebrity Memorabilia. Measures approx. 5" x 7.5" (Image). Gallery List Price: $500.00 Warner Bros Looney Tunes...
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Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring two of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Favorite Characters, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. This Original Drawing by Tom Ray is Hand Signed by his widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No...
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Bugs Bunny and The Big Bad Wolf (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring two of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Favorite Characters, Bugs Bunny and the Big Bad Wolf. This Original Drawing by Tom Ray is Hand Signed by his widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx....
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Bugs Bunny and Witch Hazel (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring two of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Favorite Characters, Bugs Bunny and Witch Hazel. This Original Drawing by Tom Ray is Hand Signed by his widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5"...
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Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring two of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Favorite Characters, Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. This Original Drawing by Tom Ray is Hand Signed by his widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x...
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Bugs Bunny Lying Down (1999) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Sericel Bearing the Artist's Stamped Signature with a Full Color Lithograph Background. Comes Custom Framed using acid free and archival materials, and includes a Chuck Jones Gallery Certificate of Authenticity. Measures approx. 15" x 13" (With Frame) and 7.5"...
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Bugs Bunny Lying Down (1999) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Sericel Bearing the Artist's Stamped Signature with a Full Color Lithograph Background. Comes Custom Framed using acid free and archival materials, and includes a Chuck Jones Gallery Certificate of Authenticity. Measures approx. 17" x 15" (With Frame) and 8"...
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Bugs Bunny Lying Down (1999) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Sericel with a Full Color Lithograph Background and Bearing the Artist's Stamped Signature. Includes a Chuck Jones Gallery Certificate of Authenticity. Measures approx. 8" x 6" (Cel and Background). Gallery List Price: $150.00 USD. This amazing piece of Animation Art...
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Bully for Bugs (1992) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Sold Out Limited Edition Sericel Bearing the Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Inc. with a Full Color Lithograph Background and a Chuck Jones Gallery Certificate of Authenticity. Measures Approx.: 24.5" x 11" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $250.00 USD....
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Bunny Hugged with Bugs Bunny (1998) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Sold Out Limited Edition Sericel Bearing the Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Inc. Includes a Full Color Lithograph Background and a Chuck Jones Gallery Certificate of Authenticity. Measures Approx.: 14" x 11" (Image). Gallery List Price: $250.00...
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Coyote Crossing (1996) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 750 Hand Signed by Chuck...
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Daffy Cavalier (1988) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence at 232 out of a total Edition Size of only 500 Hand Signed...
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Daffy Duck (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper depicting the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Character, Daffy Duck, and is Hand Signed by Tom Ray's widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $500.00 USD. Tom Ray was an Animation Artist and Director...
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Daffy Duck (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring one of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Favorite Characters, Daffy Duck. This Original Drawing by Tom Ray is Hand Signed by his widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $500.00 USD....
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Daffy Duck (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper depicting the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Character, Daffy Duck, and is Hand Signed by Tom Ray's widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $500.00 USD. Tom Ray was an Animation Artist and Director...
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Daffy Duck (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper depicting the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Character, Daffy Duck, and is Hand Signed by Tom Ray's widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $500.00 USD. Tom Ray was an Animation Artist and Director...
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Ducklaration of Independence (1990) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 750 and Hand Signed...
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Elmer Fudd (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring one of Warner Bros Looney Tunes Favorite Characters, Elmer Fudd. This Original Drawing by Tom Ray is Hand Signed by his widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $625.00 USD....
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Fish Tale (1995) by Chuck Jones (1912 - 2002) is an Extremely Limited Artist Proof Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises AP Numbered in Sequence at 41 out of a total Edition Size...
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Forward March Hare (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring one of Warner Bros Looney Tunes Favorite Characters Porky Pig, and is Hand Signed by the Artist's widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $500.00 USD. Tom Ray was an...
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I Claim This Planet For... is an Original Fine Art Mixed Media Painting on Stretched Canvas by the renown Disney Artist Dick Duerrstein, Hand Signed and Titled Inverso by the Artist. This piece features the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes characters, Marvin the Martian and Daffy Duck. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity....
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Just Fur Laughs (1995) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Artist Proof Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, AP Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only...
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Le Pursuit (1994) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Two Part Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence at 578 out of a total Edition Size of only 750 Hand...
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Loaded Hands (1992) by Warner Bros Looney Tunes is a Limited Edition Sericel based on a drawing taken from the archives of Robert McKimson Bearing the Official Seal of Authentication from Warner Bros. Comes with a Full Color Lithograph Background and a Certificate of Authenticity. Measures approx. 14" x 11"...
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Looney Landing (1996) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 500 Hand Signed by Chuck...
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Mark of Zero (1993) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 750 Hand Signed by...
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Marvin Martian by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Sold Out Limited Edition Sericel Bearing the Official Chuck Jones Stamp Signature and includes a Chuck Jones Gallery Certificate of Authenticity. Measures Approx.: 6" x 8" (Image). Gallery List Price: $200.00 USD. Own this amazing piece of Animation Art based on the...
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Mine Mine Mine (1996) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 500 Hand Signed by...
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Pewlitzer Prize (1994) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 750 Hand Signed by...
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Porky Pig (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring one of Warner Bros Looney Tunes Favorite Characters Porky Pig Hand Signed by the Artist's widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $750.00 USD. Tom Ray was an Animation Artist and...
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Porky Pig (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring one of Warner Bros Looney Tunes Favorite Characters Porky Pig Hand Signed by the Artist's widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $500.00 USD. Tom Ray was an Animation Artist and...
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Porky Pig (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring one of Warner Bros Looney Tunes Favorite Characters Porky Pig Hand Signed by the Artist's widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $500.00 USD. Tom Ray was an Animation Artist and...
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Porky Pig & Daffy Duck (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper featuring two of the Warner Bros Looney Tunes Favorite Characters, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck Hand Signed by the Artist's Widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $500.00...
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Rabbit of Seville III (1993) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence a total Edition Size of only or 750 Hand Signed by the...
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Robin Hood: Bow and Error (1996) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline, Bears the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 500...
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Santa on Trial (1995) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 500 Hand Signed by...
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Sausage Factory (1996) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 500 Hand Signed by...
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Sir Loin of Beef (1995) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises Numbered in Sequence at 491 out of a total Edition Size of only 500...
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Sound Please (1997) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline, Bears the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 500 Hand Signed by Chuck...
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Suspended Animation (1991) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline that is Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence at 633 out of a total Edition Size of only...
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Sylvester and Tweety Bird (Circa 1990's) by Tom Ray (1919-2010) is an Original Pencil Layout Drawing on Paper depicting two of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Characters, Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird Hand Signed by Tom Ray's widow, Brenda Ray. Measures approx. 12.5" x 10.5" (No Border). Gallery List Price: $500.00 USD....
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The Neurotic Coyote (1995) by Chuck Jones (1912-2002) is a Limited Edition Animation Cel from a Sold Out Edition with Hand Painted Coloring on a Sericel Outline Bearing the Official Holographic Seal of Linda Jones Enterprises, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 500 Hand Signed by...
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