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Harold Gray Little Orphan Annie Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 10-6-25 (Chicago Tribune, 1925)
Auction: 02/21/2019 - 2/23/2019
Lot: 93065
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Harold Lincoln Gray AUCTION RECORDS
1894 Kankakee, Illinois - 1968 La Jolla, California. Known for: Comic strip cartoonist.
The creator of Little Orphan Annie, Harold Gray is regarded as the first strip cartoonist to use the medium as a vehicle for political philosophy. Gray's gift for narrative and characterization kept... Read full biography
The creator of Little Orphan Annie, Harold Gray is regarded as the first strip cartoonist to use the medium as a vehicle for political philosophy. Gray's gift for narrative and characterization kept the strip popular at a much broader level during its lone history, and established it as a part of... Read full biography
The creator of Little Orphan Annie, Harold Gray is regarded as the first strip cartoonist to use the medium as a vehicle for political philosophy. Gray's gift for narrative and characterization kept the strip popular at a much broader level during its lone history, and established it as a part of American folk culture that has outlasted its author. Harold Lincoln Gray was born in the rural town of Kankakee, Illinois, about 50 miles south of Chicago. His family can be traced back to the 17th... Read full biography
The creator of Little Orphan Annie, Harold Gray is regarded as the first strip cartoonist to use the medium as a vehicle for political philosophy. Gray's gift for narrative and characterization kept the strip popular at a much broader level during its lone history, and established it as a part of American folk culture that has outlasted its author. Harold Lincoln Gray was born in the rural town of Kankakee, Illinois, about 50 miles south of Chicago. His family can be traced back to the 17th century in the new world. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Purdue in 1917, and that same year took a job with the art department of the Chicago Tribune. In 1920, he became an assistant to Sydney Smith, assisting with... Read full biography
The creator of Little Orphan Annie, Harold Gray is regarded as the first strip cartoonist to use the medium as a vehicle for political philosophy. Gray's gift for narrative and characterization kept the strip popular at a much broader level during its lone history, and established it as a part of American folk culture that has outlasted its author. Harold Lincoln Gray was born in the rural town of Kankakee, Illinois, about 50 miles south of Chicago. His family can be traced back to the 17th century in the new world. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Purdue in 1917, and that same year took a job with the art department of the Chicago Tribune. In 1920, he became an assistant to Sydney Smith, assisting with The Gumps, while offering the Tribune a series of ideas for strips of his own. After four years of con... Read full biography
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Harold Lincoln Gray 
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeHarold Gray Little Orphan Annie #8 Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 8-13-1924 (Chicago Tribune, 1924)
Harold Lincoln Gray Auction: 03/30/2023 - 4/2/2023Lot: 93053Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeHarold Gray Little Orphan Annie Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 8-26-24 (Chicago Tribune, 1924)
Harold Lincoln Gray Auction: 02/21/2019 - 2/23/2019Lot: 93064Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeLittle Orphan Annie Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 4-26-26 (Chicago Tribune, 1926)
Harold Lincoln Gray Auction: 03/05/2020 - 3/7/2020Lot: 94080Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeLittle Orphan Annie Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 4-9-27 (Chicago Tribune, 1927)
Harold Lincoln Gray Auction: 07/26/2012 - 7/28/2012Lot: 92143Subscribe or get free alerts
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