A long-time cartoonist for "The New Yorker" magazine, he became one of America's best-known illustrators in the first half of the 20th century. He was born and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended... Read full biography
A long-time cartoonist for "The New Yorker" magazine, he became one of America's best-known illustrators in the first half of the 20th century. He was born and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University where he edited the humorous undergraduate magazine. In his senior year, he... Read full biography
A long-time cartoonist for "The New Yorker" magazine, he became one of America's best-known illustrators in the first half of the 20th century. He was born and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University where he edited the humorous undergraduate magazine. In his senior year, he left to become a code clerk in the State Department in Washington D.C. and later in the Paris Embassy. He never saw active duty because of having lost the sight in one eye in a childhood bow and arrow... Read full biography
A long-time cartoonist for "The New Yorker" magazine, he became one of America's best-known illustrators in the first half of the 20th century. He was born and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University where he edited the humorous undergraduate magazine. In his senior year, he left to become a code clerk in the State Department in Washington D.C. and later in the Paris Embassy. He never saw active duty because of having lost the sight in one eye in a childhood bow and arrow accident. After World War II, he worked as a newspaper reporter for publications including the "Columbus Dispatch," the "Paris Tribune," and the "New York Evening Post.". In 1927, he joined the staff of the "New Yorker Magazine," and wrote and... Read full biography
A long-time cartoonist for "The New Yorker" magazine, he became one of America's best-known illustrators in the first half of the 20th century. He was born and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University where he edited the humorous undergraduate magazine. In his senior year, he left to become a code clerk in the State Department in Washington D.C. and later in the Paris Embassy. He never saw active duty because of having lost the sight in one eye in a childhood bow and arrow accident. After World War II, he worked as a newspaper reporter for publications including the "Columbus Dispatch," the "Paris Tribune," and the "New York Evening Post.". In 1927, he joined the staff of the "New Yorker Magazine," and wrote and illustrated his first book "Is Sex Necessary," in collaboration with fellow staff writer, E.B. White. The book was very popular and laun... Read full biography
James Thurber - Artist Info
About James Thurber: Books
Books & Publications (24)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Art of the New Yorker 1925-1995
1995
Lorenz, Lee
200 pages (color)
Clement Greenberg: The Collected Essays and Criticism (4 Volumes)
1993
Greenberg, Clement; Dr. John O'Brian, Editor
622 pages
Figure and Abstraction
1990
Paulson, Ronald
283 pages
Just Looking Essays on Art
1989
Updike, John
210 pages
The American Collections Columbus Museum of Art
1988
Columbus Museum of Art
271 pages (color)
A Guide to the Collections: Smith College Museum of Art
1986
Chetham, Charles; David Grose
312 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
American Drawing A Guide to Information Sources
1979
Doumato, Lamia
246 pages
An American Bestiary
1979
Haverstock, Mary Sayre
248 pages (color)
The Image of America in Caricature & Cartoon (Exhibition catalog)
1976
Tyler, Ron
228 pages (color)
The New Yorker Album of Drawings, 1925-1975
1975
Peppe, Carmine (Layout)
200 pages
American Art in Upstate New York Drawings, Watercolors and Small Sculptures