Schubert by Emil Flohri

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Emil Flohri (1869 - 1938)

Born in Roanoke, VA on Oct. 27, 1869. At age 16 Flohri became
political cartoonist for Leslie's Magazine. He settled in Los Angeles
in 1920 and painted portraits of many silent-screen stars. In 1928 he
joined the staff at Disney Studios where he remained until his death
on Dec. 24, 1938.
Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Death record; NY Times, 12-27-1938 (obituary).

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Day in the Life: Disney, 1931

By Michael Barrier

Here, courtesy of David Johnson, are a couple of group portraits of
the key members of the Disney animation staff, taken on the same day
somewhere around the middle of 1931 in the "music rooms" where the
directors (Burt Gillett, Wilfred Jackson) and musicians (Bert Lewis,
Frank Churchill) worked. Note the portraits on the walls: of Victor
Herbert in the top photo, and of Franz Schubert in the bottom, both
painted by the background painter Emil Flohri (and also note the
spittoon in the bottom photo). To see a much larger version of each
photo, click on it.
The music rooms were in what was then a new addition to the Disney
studio, built in the spring of 1931. The music rooms were behind the
bay at the center of the photo above; Walt Disney's office was behind
the balcony at the right. The sound stage is at far right.

http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Essays/Disney1931/Disney1931.htm

Schubert by Emil Flohri

Earlier this month, I posted an Essay page devoted to two 1931 photos
of the "music rooms" at the Disney studio. In one photo a portrait of
Victor Herbert hangs on the wall; in the other, a portrait of Franz
Schubert. Both composers' portraits, I wrote, were probably painted by
Emil Flohri, the principal Disney background painter in the early to
mid-1930s.

Thanks to Gunnar Andreassen, I have removed the "probably" from that
page. Gunnar located the image above at flickr.com. Hung in a place of
honor at the Disney studio almost eighty years ago, Flohri's portrait
of Schubert is now gathering dust in a Disney prop warehouse.

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