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Stage models from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas exhibited at McNay Art Museum

By Niall Patrick Walsh|

Tuesday, Oct 31, 2023

Tim Burton, Jack Skellington and his dog, Zero, in Jack’s Tower from The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993. Painted wood, metal, plastic, glass, paper, and Styrofoam, with fabric and found objects. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Robert L. B. T

To mark the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas, is exhibiting original scale models and maquettes used in the iconic stop-motion animated film. 

On display until January 14th, 2024, the exhibition titled “Dreamland | Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas” gives visitors an “open invitation to conjure fantasy narratives of their own using surreal imagery from the McNay’s collection on display throughout the gallery.”

Tim Burton, Bed from The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993. Painted metal, wood, and fabric, with Styrofoam and polymer clay. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin, TL1994.4.1.1. © Disney © Tim Burton

Comprised of material from the museum’s Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts and permanent collection, the exhibition sees a presentation of original models of characters including Oogie Boogie Exposed, Bone Crusher, and Jack Skellington. Also included is a full set model of “Jack Skellington and his dog, Zero, in Jack’s Tower” made of painted wood, metal, plastic, fabric, and found objects. 

Tim Burton, Oogie Boogie Exposed from The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993. Painted foam, rubber, and wire. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin, TL1994.4.1.5.1. © Disney © Tim Burton

In reference to Burton’s time at Walt Disney, the exhibition features a “hall of peculiar portraits” lined with subjects by artists José Clemente Orozco Farías, Pablo Picasso, Julie Heffernan, Eugene Berman, Marilyn Lanfear, Willem de Kooning, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Julie Speed, among others. Meanwhile, large-scale paintings and photographs by artists Paul Maxwell, Claudia Rogge, Robin Utterback. and Sandy Skoglund “welcome visitors into colorful and arresting worlds.”

Tim Burton, Cat House from The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993. Painted Styrofoam and plaster, with electrical components. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin, TL1994.4.1.2. © Disney © Tim Burton
Marilyn Lanfear, Marilyn with no middle name, She’ll have one when she marries from The Wardrobe as Destiny Series, 1989. Lead, wood, and wings of the dove of the Holy Spirit. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Given anonymously, 1996.35.

“The Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts makes the McNay unique among art museums across the country,” said Matthew McLendon, director of the McNay in a statement. “This monumental anniversary of the treasured film ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ is the perfect opportunity not only to share Burton’s fascinating set and character models but also illuminate equally fascinating McNay artworks available to San Antonians throughout the year.”

Peter Rice, Costume design for Dr. Kalterfelto in English Eccentrics, 1967. Ink and watercolor on paper. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of The Tobin Endowment, TL2002.220.9.

“Dreamland” will run concurrently through spring 2024 with a second maquette exhibition, “Big Little Stage,” featuring more than two dozen exquisite stage models from the Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts.

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Stage models from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas exhibited at McNay Art Museum

By Niall Patrick Walsh|

Tuesday, Oct 31, 2023

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Tim Burton, Jack Skellington and his dog, Zero, in Jack’s Tower from The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993. Painted wood, metal, plastic, glass, paper, and Styrofoam, with fabric and found objects. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Robert L. B. T

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tim burton ● film ● animation ● mcnay art museum ● texas ● miniature ● models ● exhibition ● event

To mark the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas, is exhibiting original scale models and maquettes used in the iconic stop-motion animated film. 

On display until January 14th, 2024, the exhibition titled “Dreamland | Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas” gives visitors an “open invitation to conjure fantasy narratives of their own using surreal imagery from the McNay’s collection on display throughout the gallery.”

Tim Burton, Bed from The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993. Painted metal, wood, and fabric, with Styrofoam and polymer clay. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin, TL1994.4.1.1. © Disney © Tim Burton

Comprised of material from the museum’s Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts and permanent collection, the exhibition sees a presentation of original models of characters including Oogie Boogie Exposed, Bone Crusher, and Jack Skellington. Also included is a full set model of “Jack Skellington and his dog, Zero, in Jack’s Tower” made of painted wood, metal, plastic, fabric, and found objects. 

Tim Burton, Oogie Boogie Exposed from The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993. Painted foam, rubber, and wire. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin, TL1994.4.1.5.1. © Disney © Tim Burton

In reference to Burton’s time at Walt Disney, the exhibition features a “hall of peculiar portraits” lined with subjects by artists José Clemente Orozco Farías, Pablo Picasso, Julie Heffernan, Eugene Berman, Marilyn Lanfear, Willem de Kooning, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Julie Speed, among others. Meanwhile, large-scale paintings and photographs by artists Paul Maxwell, Claudia Rogge, Robin Utterback. and Sandy Skoglund “welcome visitors into colorful and arresting worlds.”

Tim Burton, Cat House from The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993. Painted Styrofoam and plaster, with electrical components. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin, TL1994.4.1.2. © Disney © Tim Burton
Marilyn Lanfear, Marilyn with no middle name, She’ll have one when she marries from The Wardrobe as Destiny Series, 1989. Lead, wood, and wings of the dove of the Holy Spirit. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Given anonymously, 1996.35.

“The Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts makes the McNay unique among art museums across the country,” said Matthew McLendon, director of the McNay in a statement. “This monumental anniversary of the treasured film ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ is the perfect opportunity not only to share Burton’s fascinating set and character models but also illuminate equally fascinating McNay artworks available to San Antonians throughout the year.”

Peter Rice, Costume design for Dr. Kalterfelto in English Eccentrics, 1967. Ink and watercolor on paper. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of The Tobin Endowment, TL2002.220.9.

“Dreamland” will run concurrently through spring 2024 with a second maquette exhibition, “Big Little Stage,” featuring more than two dozen exquisite stage models from the Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts.

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