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1894 Kankakee, Illinois - 1968 La Jolla, California. Known for: Comic strip cartoonist.
The creator of Little Orphan Annie, Harold Gray is regarded as the first strip cartoonist to use the medium as a vehicle for political philosophy. Gray's gift for narrative and characterization kept... Read full biography
The creator of Little Orphan Annie, Harold Gray is regarded as the first strip cartoonist to use the medium as a vehicle for political philosophy. Gray's gift for narrative and characterization kept the strip popular at a much broader level during its lone history, and established it as a part of... Read full biography
The creator of Little Orphan Annie, Harold Gray is regarded as the first strip cartoonist to use the medium as a vehicle for political philosophy. Gray's gift for narrative and characterization kept the strip popular at a much broader level during its lone history, and established it as a part of American folk culture that has outlasted its author. Harold Lincoln Gray was born in the rural town of Kankakee, Illinois, about 50 miles south of Chicago. His family can be traced back to the 17th... Read full biography
The creator of Little Orphan Annie, Harold Gray is regarded as the first strip cartoonist to use the medium as a vehicle for political philosophy. Gray's gift for narrative and characterization kept the strip popular at a much broader level during its lone history, and established it as a part of American folk culture that has outlasted its author. Harold Lincoln Gray was born in the rural town of Kankakee, Illinois, about 50 miles south of Chicago. His family can be traced back to the 17th century in the new world. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Purdue in 1917, and that same year took a job with the art department of the Chicago Tribune. In 1920, he became an assistant to Sydney Smith, assisting with... Read full biography
The creator of Little Orphan Annie, Harold Gray is regarded as the first strip cartoonist to use the medium as a vehicle for political philosophy. Gray's gift for narrative and characterization kept the strip popular at a much broader level during its lone history, and established it as a part of American folk culture that has outlasted its author. Harold Lincoln Gray was born in the rural town of Kankakee, Illinois, about 50 miles south of Chicago. His family can be traced back to the 17th century in the new world. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Purdue in 1917, and that same year took a job with the art department of the Chicago Tribune. In 1920, he became an assistant to Sydney Smith, assisting with The Gumps, while offering the Tribune a series of ideas for strips of his own. After four years of con... Read full biography
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About Harold Lincoln Gray: Keywords
Keywords (18)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Caricatures
- •Comic Strip/Book Humor
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Humor, Whimsy
Awards/Recognition
- •Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Hoosier Art Salon-