Popeye creates sculptures modeled after Venus de Milo by Alexandros of Antioch, The Thinker by by Auguste Rodin, and The End of the Trail by James Earle Fraser.
The Sweet Art Studio price list for painted portraits is $10 ("If it looks like you") or $15 ("If it doesn't). In 2024, those prices would be equivalent to about $220/$330.
This cartoon makes use of Fleischer's Tabletop process, which animates the cells vertically between model set pieces in order to create the feeling of multi-plane depth.