Lansing Campbell (1882–1937) was an American illustrator best known for his illustrations in the ''

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'' series of books by Howard R. Garis. He also used the signature Lang Campbell. Lansing Campbell was an American illustrator of popular children's books. Campbell was born on March 3, 1882, in Carbondale,

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to John Gaines Campbell (1839 – 1913) and Alice Beman (1847 – 1920). In 1917, Campbell wrote and illustrated his own book, ''The Funnyfeathers'' (E. P. Dutton), featuring the adventures of the Dinky Duckings, Panty Banty, Pidgy the Poet, Daffy Duck and Old Crooky Crow. Other books by Campbell included ''Dippy Doodlebug'', ''Bizzy Izzy Humbug'', ''Duck and Applesauce'', ''Dicky Bird's Diary'' and ''Merry Murphy''.Cute Animal Art
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illustrations. His cartoons appeared in ''Life'' and ''Judge''. He illustrated the cartoon strip, "Uncle Wiggily's Adventures" with Howard R. Garis and created "Piggy Pigtail", "Paddy the Pup", "Dippy Doodlebug", "Bizzy Izzy Humbug", "The Dinky Ducklings", "Duck and Applesauce", "Dicky Bird's Diary," "Merry Murphy" and more on his own. He died on May 26, 1937, in

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. He is buried in Oak Woods Cemetery,

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Career

From 1919 to 1929, he drew ''Uncle Wiggily's Adventures'' as a comic strip. During the decade, the comic strip's text evolved from captions to dialogue minus balloons to dialogue inside balloons. During the 1930s, he drew the

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, ''Paddy Pigtail''. Campbell lived and worked in

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Cultural legacy

Campbell's ''Uncle Wiggily'' illustrations were the main influence on

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's short film ''

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'' which won the

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for 1998 as well as a Golden Nica at the

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. Howard Garis' grandson, Brooks Garis, has produced a video, ''Uncle Wiggily and the Pumpkin'', with Lansing Campbell illustrations and music by

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References

External links

''Uncle Wiggily's Apple Roast'', illustrated by Lang Campbell (1919)Flickr: Lansing Campbell

American children's writers American illustrators American comics artists People from Carbondale, Illinois 1882 births People from Boothbay Harbor, Maine 1937 deaths {{illustrator-stub