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Sunday, May 1st, 2011

Biography: Bill Crawford

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Birth/Death

Birth: 1913
Death: 1982

Occupation/Title

editorial cartoonist

Bio Summary

Crawford’s cartoons were distributed to over 700 newspapers by the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the very first syndicate to disperse cover stories, features, illustrations and cartoons to the newspaper publishers.
He was an editorial cartoonist for the Newark News from 1938-1961. IN the 1960’s and 70’s he was the cheif editorial cartoonist of the Newspaper Enterprise Association.A dedicated member of the National Cartoonist Society, Crawford served in both President and Vice Presidential terms for the foundation. In addition to his editorial cartooning, he also illustrated more than 20 books, including: Christmas Story(1941), The Zebra Derby(1946),
In addition, Crawford also taught at the Newark School of Fine and Applied Arts at Rutgers University.

Early Life/Family

Wife Claire Olita Trillo, son Judge Dale A. Crawford, daughter, Katherine Gilbert

Education/Training

Ohio State University- bachelors degree in Fine Art
Study abroad -Paris

Career Outline

Newark News- Editorial Cartoonist 1938-1961
Newspaper Enterprise Association- Chief Editorial Cartoonist 1960’s-70’s
National Cartoonist Society- President, Vice President
Teacher- Newark School of Fine and Applied Arts , Rutgers
1977-retires

Comments On Style

Crawford’s editorial style utilized labels and stereotypical metaphorical representations of political figures. He tended to illustrate them in a childish manner, creating obvious humor.

Influences

Personality

Anecdotes

“The student of cartooning should, it seems to me, face one basic fact-his drawing problem Exclusive of subject matter, it is exactly the same as it is in the most serious for, of art. In a nutshell, the cartoonist and the artist in the ivory tower must arrange lines and shapes on a two dimensional surface in an interesting or convincing fashion…”
William “Bill “Crawford

Miscellaneous

Filmography

Honors

National Cartoonist Society
-“Best Editorial Cartoon ” 1957, 1957,1958, 1963
-Silver T- Square Award 1973

Bibliographic References

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/c/crawford_b.htm
http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?searchtype=BIO&artist=117265
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E2DE1038F934A35752C0A964948260
http://www.animationarchive.org/2007/04/cartooning-byrnes-complete-guide-to_18.html

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Sunday, May 1st, 2011

Biography: C. D. Batchelor

Birth/Death

Born: April 1, 1888
Died: September 5, 1977

Occupation/Title

Editorial Cartoonist

Bio Summary

Batchelor’s journalistic career began in 1911 as a staff artist for the Kansas City Star. From 1914 to 1918 he worked as a free-lance artist, returning to newspapers in 1923 when he worked as a cartoonist in the New York Post for the Ledger Syndicate until 1931. He then found his permanent niche at the New York Daily News, where he worked until 1969. Batchelor’s most famous editorial cartoon, which reflected the newspaper’s isolationist stance and won him the Pulitzer Prize for 1937, depicted a prototypical “Any European Youth” greeted by a skull-faced harlot representing War, and captioned, “Come on in, I’ll treat you right! I used to know your Daddy.” Sympathetic to women’s suffrage, he also contributed cartoons to the Women’s Journal and the Woman Voter. He also contributed his art to the causes of public health and public safety. – Wikipedia

Early Life/Family

Parents: Daniel and Lillian (James) Bachelor

He married Hazel Deyo in 1918, married again in 1948 to Julie Margaret Forsyth, and again in 1959 to Allegra Summers Taylor.

Education/Training

He studied at the Chicago Art Institute from 1907 to 1910. After attending Chicago Art Institute, he worked as a cartoonist for the New York Daily News, the New York Journal, the New York Mail and the New York Post.

Career Outline

Batchelor’s journalistic career began in 1911 as a staff artist for the Kansas City Star.

Comments On Style

“Batchelor’s strong cartoons were drawn with irony, a moralizing viewpoint and direction; with labels and captions written on scrolls, they have the appearance of documents. In effect, with his crisp style and strong ideas, they are proclamations in cartoon form.” – Richard E. Marshall

Influences

Personality

Anecdotes

C. D. Bachelor originated automobile safety series and “Inviting the Undertaker”. He lived and worked in Deep River, Connecticut. He died on September 5, 1977.

Batchelor is also known for having executed a bronze bust of Joseph Medill Patterson, the founder of the Daily News, and a series of oil murals in the News Building.

Miscellaneous

The cartoon collection of C. D. Batchelor were originally submitted to the The New York Daily Times as editorial cartoons.

Between 1963 and 1979, Batchelor and his wife, Allegra, donated over six thousand original cartoons to Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library.

Filmography

Honors

$200.00 for the 6 best cartoons on public health by A.M.A. in 1912

In 1937 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his cartoon, Come on in, “I’ll treat you right. I used to know your Daddy”.

The National Headliners Plaque in 1938, and Page One award in 1965.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._D._Batchelor – Wikipedia

http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/collections/ms/90-16/90-16-A.HTML – Wichita State University Libraries – Department of Special Collections

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/b/batchelor_cd.htm – Syracuse University

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Sunday, May 1st, 2011

Biography: Howard Brodie

Birth/Death

Birth:November 18, 1915, in Oakland, CA

Occupation/Title

Sports Artist, War Artist, Courtroom Artist

Bio Summary

Howard Brodie was borrn on November 18, 1915 and went to California School of Fine Arts in Sacramento. He didn’t stay there long and he worked as a sports illustrator for the newspaper the San Fransico Cronicle.
At the age of twnety-seven, he enlisted in the army as World War II broke out. With his art background and experience drawing the human figure, he worked as a war time artist for a magazine called “Yank”.
After World War II ended, Brodie continued doing War Illustrations in Vietnam, French Indochina, and Korea.
In 1953 He went back to work at the San Fransico Cronicle. He also later in life became a courtroom artist and did sketches for many famous trials, even some where media was not allowed to film.
Today he is almost 93 years old living in California with his wife. His son also lives nearby.

Early Life/Family

He went to the California School of Fine Arts in Sacramento for a short period of time. After that He inlisted in the army and served for the majority of his life, always keeping the military close to his heart.

Education/Training

He didn’t finish schooling, but he worked as an sports illustrator and drew college football programs. He also had on the job training doing his famous wartime illustrations. Although he didn’t have much professional education, he learned a lot on the job and became an insightful artist.

Career Outline

Started out as a sports illustrator and when World War II broke out he became a war illustrator. Later in life he became a courtroom illustrator.

Comments On Style

His style is sketchy and quick, because of his subject matter. The focus of his work is people in motion, either in sports, combat, or in the courtroom. He had no time to be neat. His style hindges on evoking feeling to show the viewer the emotion behind the actions and the sadness in his subjects.

Influences

Brodie was influenced by his work as a sports illustrator. He became an expert on quickly capturing a moment and emotion even with his always changing surroundings. Even after the war

Personality

From the interview I read from him, it seems as though he is a very serious man. He has seen horrible things that most people can’t even imagine. His past has greatly affected him and his art.

Anecdotes

This man has gone through hard times and been in many dangerous situations that nothing can scare him now! He even lives over the San Andreas Fault. Danger has always been part of Howard Brodie’s life, even in his nineties.

Miscellaneous

Because of his illustration jobs, Brodie was able to witness many historical events throughout American history including the Battle of the Bulge and Guadalcanal and such court cases as Charles Manson, the Shooting of Ronald Reagan, and the Chicago Seven.

Filmography

Howard Brodie was featured in the documentary “They Drew Fire” directed by Brian Lanker. It focused on the over 100 wartime artists during World War II, including Howard Brodie.

Honors

Because he was put in harms way many times during dangerous combat zones, Brodie was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, USAF

Bibliographic References

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/soldiers’_story_5-27.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248543/
http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?artist=28597
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Brodie

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Mallory Carlson

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