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Austin Briggs Flash Gordon Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 7-30-44 (King Features Syndicate, 1944)
Auction: 11/16/2017 - 11/18/2017
Lot: 93028
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1909 Michigan - 1973 Paris, France. Known for: Cartoonist, illustrator, genre.
Austin Briggs was one of the most successful illustrators and commercial artists of his generation, and, as one of the founders of the Famous Artists School, he died a millionaire. In the 1930s and... Read full biography
Austin Briggs was one of the most successful illustrators and commercial artists of his generation, and, as one of the founders of the Famous Artists School, he died a millionaire. In the 1930s and 1940s, before he achieved fame and fortune, he drew two popular comic strips Secret Agent X-9 and... Read full biography
Austin Briggs was one of the most successful illustrators and commercial artists of his generation, and, as one of the founders of the Famous Artists School, he died a millionaire. In the 1930s and 1940s, before he achieved fame and fortune, he drew two popular comic strips Secret Agent X-9 and Flash Gordon. Briggs was born in Michigan and grew up in Detroit. Before he was out of his teens, he went to New York with his portfolio. His drawings were very similar to those of the exceptional pen... Read full biography
Austin Briggs was one of the most successful illustrators and commercial artists of his generation, and, as one of the founders of the Famous Artists School, he died a millionaire. In the 1930s and 1940s, before he achieved fame and fortune, he drew two popular comic strips Secret Agent X-9 and Flash Gordon. Briggs was born in Michigan and grew up in Detroit. Before he was out of his teens, he went to New York with his portfolio. His drawings were very similar to those of the exceptional pen and ink artist, Joseph Clement Coll. He quickly got assignments from such slicks as Colliers and McClures. "This auspicious beginning was blighted by the Depression," art historian Walt Reed has pointed out, "As the magazines retrenched, Briggs, who... Read full biography
Austin Briggs was one of the most successful illustrators and commercial artists of his generation, and, as one of the founders of the Famous Artists School, he died a millionaire. In the 1930s and 1940s, before he achieved fame and fortune, he drew two popular comic strips Secret Agent X-9 and Flash Gordon. Briggs was born in Michigan and grew up in Detroit. Before he was out of his teens, he went to New York with his portfolio. His drawings were very similar to those of the exceptional pen and ink artist, Joseph Clement Coll. He quickly got assignments from such slicks as Colliers and McClures. "This auspicious beginning was blighted by the Depression," art historian Walt Reed has pointed out, "As the magazines retrenched, Briggs, who had not yet developed his own individual style, was expendable." A period of scuffling and self-doubt followed for him. The magazine that h... Read full biography
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