Page loaded successfully. Showing keywords for Milton Caniff.
Artist Keywords
Keywords page for Milton Caniff ((1907 - 1988)), known for Cartoonist-action genre. Showing associated keywords and tags.
Milton Caniff KEYWORDS
1907 Hillsboro, Ohio - 1988. Known for: Cartoonist-action genre.
Milton Caniff produced adventure comic strips for over half a century. He is regarded by many as one of the best writer-artists to work in the genre, and in the 1980s was one of the few surviving... Read full biography
Milton Caniff produced adventure comic strips for over half a century. He is regarded by many as one of the best writer-artists to work in the genre, and in the 1980s was one of the few surviving practitioners of that demanding craft. During a good part of his long career, he set the standards... Read full biography
Milton Caniff produced adventure comic strips for over half a century. He is regarded by many as one of the best writer-artists to work in the genre, and in the 1980s was one of the few surviving practitioners of that demanding craft. During a good part of his long career, he set the standards against which the competition has since been measured. After beginning with Dickie Dare, Caniff went on to draw two major strips, Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. Milton Arthur Paul Caniff was an... Read full biography
Milton Caniff produced adventure comic strips for over half a century. He is regarded by many as one of the best writer-artists to work in the genre, and in the 1980s was one of the few surviving practitioners of that demanding craft. During a good part of his long career, he set the standards against which the competition has since been measured. After beginning with Dickie Dare, Caniff went on to draw two major strips, Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. Milton Arthur Paul Caniff was an only child, born in Hillsboro, Ohio. From that small Midwestern town, where he spent his first 10 years, came several of the influences that shaped his life. His father worked in the print shop of the local newspaper, and Caniff, who went to work in a... Read full biography
Milton Caniff produced adventure comic strips for over half a century. He is regarded by many as one of the best writer-artists to work in the genre, and in the 1980s was one of the few surviving practitioners of that demanding craft. During a good part of his long career, he set the standards against which the competition has since been measured. After beginning with Dickie Dare, Caniff went on to draw two major strips, Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. Milton Arthur Paul Caniff was an only child, born in Hillsboro, Ohio. From that small Midwestern town, where he spent his first 10 years, came several of the influences that shaped his life. His father worked in the print shop of the local newspaper, and Caniff, who went to work in a newspaper art department at 14, thought of himself as basically a newspaperman all his life. The Sigma Chi fraternity, which Caniff join... Read full biography
Milton Caniff - Artist Info
About Milton Caniff: Keywords
Keywords (30)
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
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Comic Strip/Book Humor
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Art School
- •Famous Artists Correspondence School, Teacher
- •Landon School of Illustration and Cartooning, 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
- •Genre Specialty