KEM WEBER (1889-1963) Airline Chair1934manufactured by Airline Chair Company, Los Angeles, for Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, with Walt Disney Productions inventory tag 5601 and Walt Disney Productions paper label 2405, birch veneer, ash, naugahyde upholstery, leather straps, steelheight 31in (79cm); width 24 1/2in (62.5cm); depth 33 3/4in (86cm)KEM WEBER (1889-1963)Airline Chair1934manufactured by Airline Chair Company, Los Angeles, for Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, with Walt Disney Productions inventory tag #5601 and Walt Disney Productions paper label #2405, birch veneer, ash, naugahyde upholstery, leather straps, steelheight 31in (79cm); width 24 1/2in (62.5cm); depth 33 3/4in (86cm)Michael Webster, animator and film executive, established Disney's TV animation division in 1984. In his first year, the company generated $1 billion. Disney COO, Frank Wells, and Chairman of Disney Animation, Roy Disney, rewarded Mr. Webster in many ways, including the gift of this prized KEM Weber Airline chair, one of 300 built for the Disney Studio. ProvenanceWalt Disney StudiosMichael WebsterThence by descentLiteratureWendy Kaplan, Living In a Modern Way, California Design 1930-1965, MIT Press, Cambridge, 2011. p. 71 (model illustrated)