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1926 Yzeran, Poland - 2012 Morristown, New Jersey. Known for: Comic book artist.
Joe Kubert was born in a "shtetl" called Yzeran, in southeast Poland. He emigrated to Brooklyn, New York City, United States, at age two months with his parents and his two-and-a-half-year-old sister... Read full biography
Joe Kubert was born in a "shtetl" called Yzeran, in southeast Poland. He emigrated to Brooklyn, New York City, United States, at age two months with his parents and his two-and-a-half-year-old sister Ida. Raised in the East New York neighborhood, the son of a kosher butcher, Kubert started drawing... Read full biography
Joe Kubert was born in a "shtetl" called Yzeran, in southeast Poland. He emigrated to Brooklyn, New York City, United States, at age two months with his parents and his two-and-a-half-year-old sister Ida. Raised in the East New York neighborhood, the son of a kosher butcher, Kubert started drawing at an early age, encouraged by his parents. In his introduction to his graphic novel Yossel, Kubert wrote, "I got my first paying job as a cartoonist for comic books when I was eleven-and-a-half or... Read full biography
Joe Kubert was born in a "shtetl" called Yzeran, in southeast Poland. He emigrated to Brooklyn, New York City, United States, at age two months with his parents and his two-and-a-half-year-old sister Ida. Raised in the East New York neighborhood, the son of a kosher butcher, Kubert started drawing at an early age, encouraged by his parents. In his introduction to his graphic novel Yossel, Kubert wrote, "I got my first paying job as a cartoonist for comic books when I was eleven-and-a-half or twelve years old. Five dollars a page. In 1938, that was a lot of money". Another source, utilizing quotes from Kubert, says in 1938, a school friend who was related to Louis Silberkleit, a principal of MLJ Studios (the future Archie Comics), urged... Read full biography
Joe Kubert was born in a "shtetl" called Yzeran, in southeast Poland. He emigrated to Brooklyn, New York City, United States, at age two months with his parents and his two-and-a-half-year-old sister Ida. Raised in the East New York neighborhood, the son of a kosher butcher, Kubert started drawing at an early age, encouraged by his parents. In his introduction to his graphic novel Yossel, Kubert wrote, "I got my first paying job as a cartoonist for comic books when I was eleven-and-a-half or twelve years old. Five dollars a page. In 1938, that was a lot of money". Another source, utilizing quotes from Kubert, says in 1938, a school friend who was related to Louis Silberkleit, a principal of MLJ Studios (the future Archie Comics), urged Kubert to visit the company, where he began an unofficial apprentice and at age 12 "was allowed to ink a rush... Read full biography
Joe Kubert - Artist Info
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Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Book Illustration
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Inker, Inking
- •Penciller, Penciler
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Comic Strip/Book Humor
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Art Association
- •National Cartoonists Society
Art School
- •Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Harvey Award for Comic Books
- •Jack Kirby Hall of Fame
- •Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Artist Has Artist Family Members
- •DC Comics Publishing Company Artist
- •Golden Age Illustrator
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Polish