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R.F. Outcault Buster Brown Sunday Comic Strip Original Art (New York Herald, 1900s)
Auction: 11/17/2016 - 11/19/2016
Lot: 93185
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1863 Lancaster, Ohio - 1928 Flushing, New York. Known for: Cartoonist.
Richard Outcault, regarded as the father of the comic strip, was one of the earliest newspaper comic artists, who created two of the fields most important characters. He introduced the Yellow Kid in... Read full biography
Richard Outcault, regarded as the father of the comic strip, was one of the earliest newspaper comic artists, who created two of the fields most important characters. He introduced the Yellow Kid in 1895, and Buster Brown in 1902. He pioneered not only in the developing of the Sunday funnies, but... Read full biography
Richard Outcault, regarded as the father of the comic strip, was one of the earliest newspaper comic artists, who created two of the fields most important characters. He introduced the Yellow Kid in 1895, and Buster Brown in 1902. He pioneered not only in the developing of the Sunday funnies, but also in the merchandising of comics characters. Richard Felton Outcault was born in Lancaster, Ohio, on January 14, 1863. Having an early talent toward the arts he enrolled at McMicken University in... Read full biography
Richard Outcault, regarded as the father of the comic strip, was one of the earliest newspaper comic artists, who created two of the fields most important characters. He introduced the Yellow Kid in 1895, and Buster Brown in 1902. He pioneered not only in the developing of the Sunday funnies, but also in the merchandising of comics characters. Richard Felton Outcault was born in Lancaster, Ohio, on January 14, 1863. Having an early talent toward the arts he enrolled at McMicken University in Cincinnati, majoring in art, and also studied art in Paris. After graduating, he moved to New York City and secured work doing cartoons and illustrations for various newspapers, as well as Judge and Life magazines. He was later engaged to do technical... Read full biography
Richard Outcault, regarded as the father of the comic strip, was one of the earliest newspaper comic artists, who created two of the fields most important characters. He introduced the Yellow Kid in 1895, and Buster Brown in 1902. He pioneered not only in the developing of the Sunday funnies, but also in the merchandising of comics characters. Richard Felton Outcault was born in Lancaster, Ohio, on January 14, 1863. Having an early talent toward the arts he enrolled at McMicken University in Cincinnati, majoring in art, and also studied art in Paris. After graduating, he moved to New York City and secured work doing cartoons and illustrations for various newspapers, as well as Judge and Life magazines. He was later engaged to do technical drawings for Electrical World magazine in New York. Thomas Edison hired him on the basis of his drawing ability. His free-lance work le... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeBuster Brown Sunday Comic Strip Original Art (Newspaper Feature Syndicate, c. 1910s
Richard Outcault Auction: 04/30/2020 - 5/2/2020Lot: 94098Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeRichard F. Outcault Buster Brown Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 10-29-16 (Philadelphia Record, 1916)
Richard Outcault Auction: 02/23/2017 - 2/25/2017Lot: 92114Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeRichard F. Outcault Buster Brown Sunday Comic Strip Original Art (New York Herald, 1905)
Richard Outcault Auction: 04/26/2025 - 4/27/2025Lot: 51103Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeRichard F. Outcault Buster Brown Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 5-6-17 (Newspaper Feature Service, 1917)
Richard Outcault Auction: 05/18/2017 - 5/20/2017Lot: 91070Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeRichard F. Outcault Buster Brown Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 10-22-05 (New York Herald, 1905)
Richard Outcault Auction: 10/12/2024 - 10/13/2024Lot: 51123Subscribe or get free alerts
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