In 1939 he was hired by the American Museum of Natural
History, where he worked on many habitat dioramas.
After the start of WWII Bob was conscripted to work for
Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, CA, as a model maker in the wind
tunnel research division.
Following the war he was employed at the Los Angeles Museum
of Natural History, where he continued to work on dioramas and
installations, later joining the National Foundation for Junior Museums.
In the mid-1950s he did contract work for the Walt Disney
Company on the Grand Canyon diorama at Disneyland and several
"True Life Adventure" films, eventually joining Disney full-time
in 1957 as an "imagineer" with WED Enterprises.
In 1960 he became head of the Model Shop at WED, where he
remained during most of his time at Disney before retiring in 1981.He has a gravestone engraved in his honor in the Haunted Mansion Que at Disneyland.
During his years with Disney he supervised or assisted with
design and installation of all attractions at Disneyland, the Ford
Foundation exhibit at the New York World's Fair, Disney World, and
Epcot.
In retirement he continued to paint, sculpt, and carve in a
variety of media.
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