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Roy Nelson (cartoonist)
Roy Nelson (May 17, 1905 – September 14, 1956) was a cartoonist and caricaturist. His talent for drawing was recognized at an early age, and after high school in Virginia, Minnesota, he was accepted into the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts (1922-1925). After graduation, Roy joined the staff of '' The Chicago Daily News'' as an artist-reporter, contributing caricatures, cartoons and comics. He created caricatures of many celebrities who visited Chicago. During this period, Roy also contributed many cartoons to ''Esquire'' magazine starting with the first issue in October 1933. Roy left the ''Chicago Daily News'' briefly in the early 1930s and joined the staff of The Walt Disney Studios, producing publicity artwork and assisting in drawing the daily Mickey Mouse newspaper strip. After several months he returned to Chicago and the ''Daily News''. Roy worked for the ''Chicago Daily News'' for over 14 years before entering the Army in 1943. He served for years, stationed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Patterson
Russell Patterson (December 26, 1893 – March 17, 1977) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and scenic designer. Patterson's art deco magazine illustrations helped develop and promote the idea of the 1920s and 1930s fashion style known as the flapper. Russell H. Patterson was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Although he claimed he knew at age 17 that he wanted to be a magazine cover artist, he took a circuitous route to his ultimate success in that field. His family left his hometown of Omaha and settled in Montreal when he was still a boy. He studied architecture briefly at McGill University, then became an undistinguished cartoonist for some newspapers in Montreal, contributing ''Pierre et Pierrette'' to ''La Patrie (Canadian newspaper), La Patrie''. Rejected by the Canadian army at the start of World War I, he moved to Chicago to become a catalog illustrator. His early career included interior design for department stores like Carson Pirie Scott & Company and Marshall Field's. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |