He also wrote four plays, and his prodigious output as an author and illustrator included A Child's Primer of Natural History (1899), Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture (1908), The Herford Aesop: fifty fables in verse (1921), ...
Author: Sara Duke
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781304858887
Category: Comics & Graphic Novels
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Inside this book are short biographical sketches about the many artists represented in the Library of Congress' Swann Collection compiled by Erwin Swann (1906-1973). In the early 1960s, Swann, a New York advertising executive started collecting original cartoon drawings of artistic and humorous interest. Included in the collection are political prints and drawings, satires, caricatures, cartoon strips and panels, and periodical illustrations by more than 500 artists, most of whom are American. The 2,085 items range from 1780-1977, with the bulk falling between 1890-1970. The Collection includes 1,922 drawings, 124 prints, 14 paintings, 13 animation cels, 9 collages, 1 album, 1 photographic print, and 1 scrapbook.