John Emerson

John Emerson was a background artist and airbrush artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios from 1955-1999.
Becoming interested in animation in the 1940s, Emerson joined the studio as a background artist for various projects in their television unit before he joined the team for One Hundred and One Dalmatians as an effects artist, under Ub Iwerks' supervision. He soon worked on several films, going as far as the period known as the Disney Renaissance, such as Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
After his work on Atlantis, Emerson retired from the company after nearly 45 years.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1961	One Hundred and One Dalmatians 	Effects assistant (uncredited)
1963	The Sword in the Stone 	Effects assistant (uncredited)
1964	Mary Poppins 	Graphic designer (uncredited)
1967	The Jungle Book 	Layout artist (uncredited)
1969	It's Tough to Be a Bird 	Actor - Bird Fancier
1970	Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? 	Graphic designer
1970	The Aristocats 	Layout artist (uncredited)
1970	Bedknobs and Broomsticks 	Assistant Set Decorator: Underwater Sequence
1971	The Mouse Factory 	Production assistant
1974	Carlo, the Sierra Coyote 	Cinematographer
1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Layout (uncredited): "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree""Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day"
1977	Pete's Dragon 	Matte Artist
1977	The Rescuers 	Airbrush artist (uncredited)
1978	The Small One 	Airbrush artist (uncredited)
1980	The Watcher in the Woods 	Alien Designer: Other World Sequence
1981	The Fox and the Hound 	Airbrush Artist
1983	Mickey's Christmas Carol 	Airbrush Artist
1985	The Black Cauldron 	Background artistAirbrush artist (uncredited)
1986	The Great Mouse Detective 	Background Artist
1987	Oilspot and Lipstick 	Production graphics
1988	Oliver & Company 	Background Artist
1989	The Little Mermaid 	Airbrush Artist
1990	The Rescuers Down Under 	Airbrush Artist
1990	The Prince and the Pauper 	Airbrush Artist
1991	Beauty and the Beast 	Background ArtistAirbrush artist: Special edition
1992	Aladdin 	Background Artist
1994	The Lion King 	Airbrush Artist
1995	Runaway Brain 	Airbrush artist (uncredited)
1995	Pocahontas 	Airbrush Artist
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame 	Additional background artist
2000	Fantasia 2000 	Airbrush Artist
2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire 	Additional Visual Development Artist
==Gallery==
Disney TV Unit.jpg|Back Row: Julius Svendsen, Art Stevens, Jack Boyd, Elmer Plummer, Jim SwainFront row: Hamilton Luske, Jimmy Trout, Joe Hale, Mac Stewart, John EmersonSeated: Secretary, Mary Satterwhite
==Trivia==
*His favorite animated feature from Disney is Pinocchio.
==External links==
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*Emerson's Quora profile
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