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1883 Cashton, Wisconsin - 1969. Known for: Cartoonist.
Frank King, born in Cashton, Wisconsin, and raised in nearby Toman, is best known as the creator of Gasoline Alley. He was also the first to show the aging of comic strip characters. After high... Read full biography
Frank King, born in Cashton, Wisconsin, and raised in nearby Toman, is best known as the creator of Gasoline Alley. He was also the first to show the aging of comic strip characters. After high school, King spent four years working with newspapers in Minneapolis. He then studied for two years at... Read full biography
Frank King, born in Cashton, Wisconsin, and raised in nearby Toman, is best known as the creator of Gasoline Alley. He was also the first to show the aging of comic strip characters. After high school, King spent four years working with newspapers in Minneapolis. He then studied for two years at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts while working Saturdays at the Chicago American. Following a short stint at an advertising agency, he joined the art department at the Chicago Examiner for three years.... Read full biography
Frank King, born in Cashton, Wisconsin, and raised in nearby Toman, is best known as the creator of Gasoline Alley. He was also the first to show the aging of comic strip characters. After high school, King spent four years working with newspapers in Minneapolis. He then studied for two years at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts while working Saturdays at the Chicago American. Following a short stint at an advertising agency, he joined the art department at the Chicago Examiner for three years. In 1909, King went to work at the Chicago Tribune in search for a better salary. In 1911, he started a daily cartoon feature called Motorcycle Mike, and a Sunday color comics page, Bobby Make Believe. He later filled in for John T. McCutcheon when... Read full biography
Frank King, born in Cashton, Wisconsin, and raised in nearby Toman, is best known as the creator of Gasoline Alley. He was also the first to show the aging of comic strip characters. After high school, King spent four years working with newspapers in Minneapolis. He then studied for two years at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts while working Saturdays at the Chicago American. Following a short stint at an advertising agency, he joined the art department at the Chicago Examiner for three years. In 1909, King went to work at the Chicago Tribune in search for a better salary. In 1911, he started a daily cartoon feature called Motorcycle Mike, and a Sunday color comics page, Bobby Make Believe. He later filled in for John T. McCutcheon when the Tribunes celebrated front-page editorial cartoonist went to Europe to reconnoiter the outbreak of war. In addition to his Sunday color strip,... Read full biography
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Keywords (23)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wood Block Print
- •Woodblock, Woodcut, Wood Engraving
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Comic Strip/Book Humor
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Humor, Whimsy
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •Chicago Academy/School of Fine Arts, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Reuben Award, National Cartoon Society
- •Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist