About the artist:

James "Jim" L. Michaelson began working for WED Enterprises in 1971. Along with fellow Imagineers Rudy Lord and Ernie Prinzhorn, Michaelson helped to re-imagine the poster art displayed at the Disney Parks. While at Disney, designed and co-designed posters for such iconic Disney Parks attractions as Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, Country Bear Jamboree, Space Mountain, the Disneyland Railroad, and the Walt Disney World Railroad. In addition to his poster art, Michaelson designed projects for Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Park in Paris. Most notably, he worked on the poster art in Discovery Arcade as part of Paris’ Main Street U.S.A. During his career, he also worked under noted artist David Schiller at Schiller's design shop.