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1877 Heide, Germany - 1968 New York City. Known for: Cartoonist, landscape painting, engraving.
Rudolph Dirks was on of the major figures in the development of newspaper comics. He invented the Katzenjammer Kids in 1897, and drew them for roughly the next half century. Although he remained fond... Read full biography
Rudolph Dirks was on of the major figures in the development of newspaper comics. He invented the Katzenjammer Kids in 1897, and drew them for roughly the next half century. Although he remained fond of Hans and Fritz throughout his long lifetime, his major interest was painting. Dirks was born in... Read full biography
Rudolph Dirks was on of the major figures in the development of newspaper comics. He invented the Katzenjammer Kids in 1897, and drew them for roughly the next half century. Although he remained fond of Hans and Fritz throughout his long lifetime, his major interest was painting. Dirks was born in Germany and grew up in the Chicago area. His initial intent was to be a woodcarver like his father, but "one week in the shop settled that. I almost cut off one hand." He decided on cartooning and... Read full biography
Rudolph Dirks was on of the major figures in the development of newspaper comics. He invented the Katzenjammer Kids in 1897, and drew them for roughly the next half century. Although he remained fond of Hans and Fritz throughout his long lifetime, his major interest was painting. Dirks was born in Germany and grew up in the Chicago area. His initial intent was to be a woodcarver like his father, but "one week in the shop settled that. I almost cut off one hand." He decided on cartooning and painting, and in the late 1890s followed his older brother, Gus, also a cartoonist, to Manhattan. "I decided to go to New York where all the jokes came from". After working at a variety of jobs, including painting dime novel covers, he went to work for... Read full biography
Rudolph Dirks was on of the major figures in the development of newspaper comics. He invented the Katzenjammer Kids in 1897, and drew them for roughly the next half century. Although he remained fond of Hans and Fritz throughout his long lifetime, his major interest was painting. Dirks was born in Germany and grew up in the Chicago area. His initial intent was to be a woodcarver like his father, but "one week in the shop settled that. I almost cut off one hand." He decided on cartooning and painting, and in the late 1890s followed his older brother, Gus, also a cartoonist, to Manhattan. "I decided to go to New York where all the jokes came from". After working at a variety of jobs, including painting dime novel covers, he went to work for Hearsts' New York Journal. There, at the age of 20, Dirks created the Katz... Read full biography
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Keywords (40)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Engraving, Engraver
- •Ink
- •Iron, Cast Iron
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Comic Strip/Book Humor
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Satire, Parody
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Ogunquit, Maine
Art Association
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Hearst Publications Artist
Artist Colony
- •Ogunquit Artist Colony, Maine
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Armory Show 1913, New York
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts