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Robert Ripley BIOGRAPHY
1893 Santa Rosa, California - 1949 New York City, New York. Known for: Cartoons.
Born in Santa Rosa, CA in 1893. Ripley studied at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1911-12, and began his career as a cartoonist with the Chronicle in 1926. He worked in San Francisco until the... Read full biography
Born in Santa Rosa, CA in 1893. Ripley studied at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1911-12, and began his career as a cartoonist with the Chronicle in 1926. He worked in San Francisco until the 1930s and then settled in NYC. He died there on May 27, 1949. His series "Believe It Or Not" was... Read full biography
Born in Santa Rosa, CA in 1893. Ripley studied at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1911-12, and began his career as a cartoonist with the Chronicle in 1926. He worked in San Francisco until the 1930s and then settled in NYC. He died there on May 27, 1949. His series "Believe It Or Not" was nationally syndicated. Member: Society of Illustrators (NYC). Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Who's Who in America 1932; Who's Who in American Art 1947; SF Chronicle, 2-13-1935 and... Read full biography
Born in Santa Rosa, CA in 1893. Ripley studied at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1911-12, and began his career as a cartoonist with the Chronicle in 1926. He worked in San Francisco until the 1930s and then settled in NYC. He died there on May 27, 1949. His series "Believe It Or Not" was nationally syndicated. Member: Society of Illustrators (NYC). Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Who's Who in America 1932; Who's Who in American Art 1947; SF Chronicle, 2-13-1935 and 5-28-1949 (obituary). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.... Read full biography
Born in Santa Rosa, CA in 1893. Ripley studied at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1911-12, and began his career as a cartoonist with the Chronicle in 1926. He worked in San Francisco until the 1930s and then settled in NYC. He died there on May 27, 1949. His series "Believe It Or Not" was nationally syndicated. Member: Society of Illustrators (NYC). Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Who's Who in America 1932; Who's Who in American Art 1947; SF Chronicle, 2-13-1935 and 5-28-1949 (obituary). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.... Read full biography
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Born in Santa Rosa, CA in 1893. Ripley studied at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1911-12, and began his career as a cartoonist with the Chronicle in 1926. He worked in San Francisco until the 1930s and then settled in NYC. He died there on May 27, 1949. His series "Believe It Or Not" was nationally syndicated. Member: Society of Illustrators (NYC).
Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Who's Who in America 1932; Who's Who in American Art 1947; SF Chronicle, 2-13-1935 and 5-28-1949 (obituary).
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