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Bud (Harry Conway) Fisher PUBLICATIONS
1885 Chicago, Illinois - 1954 New York City, New York. Known for: Cartoonist, illustrator.
Bud Fisher was one of the first to establish that a comic artist could be rich and respectable. Fisher did that by creating Mutt and Jeff in 1907, and parlaying it into a multi million-dollar... Read full biography
Bud Fisher was one of the first to establish that a comic artist could be rich and respectable. Fisher did that by creating Mutt and Jeff in 1907, and parlaying it into a multi million-dollar property. Harry Conway Fisher was born in Chicago. He quit the University of Chicago after three months and... Read full biography
Bud Fisher was one of the first to establish that a comic artist could be rich and respectable. Fisher did that by creating Mutt and Jeff in 1907, and parlaying it into a multi million-dollar property. Harry Conway Fisher was born in Chicago. He quit the University of Chicago after three months and went to California to make history. When he arrived at the San Francisco Chronicle, like most early cartoonists, he was assigned to the sports department. For a few years he did layouts and sports... Read full biography
Bud Fisher was one of the first to establish that a comic artist could be rich and respectable. Fisher did that by creating Mutt and Jeff in 1907, and parlaying it into a multi million-dollar property. Harry Conway Fisher was born in Chicago. He quit the University of Chicago after three months and went to California to make history. When he arrived at the San Francisco Chronicle, like most early cartoonists, he was assigned to the sports department. For a few years he did layouts and sports cartoons. Then, on November 15, 1907, Fisher made history he began what would become the first successful daily comic strip. The success of Mutt and Jeff, known initially as A. Mutt, established the strip form for daily newspaper comics and brought... Read full biography
Bud Fisher was one of the first to establish that a comic artist could be rich and respectable. Fisher did that by creating Mutt and Jeff in 1907, and parlaying it into a multi million-dollar property. Harry Conway Fisher was born in Chicago. He quit the University of Chicago after three months and went to California to make history. When he arrived at the San Francisco Chronicle, like most early cartoonists, he was assigned to the sports department. For a few years he did layouts and sports cartoons. Then, on November 15, 1907, Fisher made history he began what would become the first successful daily comic strip. The success of Mutt and Jeff, known initially as A. Mutt, established the strip form for daily newspaper comics and brought fame and fortune to Fisher. His contributions to the medium did not end with defining its format. Fisher had the foresight to copyright the... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pages100 Years of American Newspaper Comics An Illustrated Encyclopedia
1996Horn, Maurice (editor)414 pages (color)The Encyclopedia of American Comics From 1897 to the Present
1990Goulart, Ron (Editor)408 pages (color)The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics
1988Blackbeard, Bill and Martin Williams334 pages (color)Great Cartoonists And Their Art
1987Wood, Art192 pagesMantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986Opitz, Glenn B (editor)1,081 pagesWho Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesClassic Comics & Their Creators Life Stories of American Cartoonists
1973Sheridan, Martin304 pagesComic Art in America
1959Becker, Stephen387 pagesThe Comics
1947Waugh, Coulton360 pages (color)Experiencing American Pictures
1943Pearson, Ralph M234 pages (color)Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages