Ward Kimball was one of Disney’s “Nine Old Men”, creator of Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio, the Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, to name a few.
From the 1930s through 1966, Kimball, with his imaginative cartoonist skills, made cleverly illustrated Christmas cards starring himself and his family. His cards were very popular and by the time he designed his final card in 1966, he had over 1,000 recipients. (source)
