
Bristow Adams (November 11, 1875 – November 1956) was an American
journalist,
professor,
forester, and
illustrator
An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...
.
Adams was born in
Washington, D.C. He taught at
Cornell University from 1914 to 1945. Adams also founded the ''
Stanford Chaparral
The ''Stanford Chaparral'' (also known as the ''Chappie'') is a humor magazine published by students of Stanford University since 1899.
History
The ''Stanford Chaparral'' was established in 1899 by Bristow Adams. Published for more than 112 y ...
'', the oldest humor magazine in the west, in 1899.
Adams created at least two scarce large photolithographed rowing posters between 1900 and 1910, one representing Harvard and one Cornell, both copyrighted by The Potomac Press, Washington, D.C., and printed by Andrew B. Graham of Washington.
References
External links
Guide to the Bristow Adams Papersat
Cornell University Library
The Cornell University Library is the library system of Cornell University. As of 2014, it holds over 8 million printed volumes and over a million ebooks. More than 90 percent of its current 120,000 periodical titles are available online. It ...
Stanford Chaparral Website
1875 births
1956 deaths
Cornell University faculty
American foresters
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