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1913 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1973. Known for: Illustrator-cartoonist.
Walt Kelly, creator of Pogo, was a cartoonist and humorist of considerable talent. He used his own personal version of the Okefenokee Swamp as a slapstick wonderland and populated it with a wild... Read full biography
Walt Kelly, creator of Pogo, was a cartoonist and humorist of considerable talent. He used his own personal version of the Okefenokee Swamp as a slapstick wonderland and populated it with a wild array of talking, wisecracking, animals. He also drew for comic books, worked in animation for Disney,... Read full biography
Walt Kelly, creator of Pogo, was a cartoonist and humorist of considerable talent. He used his own personal version of the Okefenokee Swamp as a slapstick wonderland and populated it with a wild array of talking, wisecracking, animals. He also drew for comic books, worked in animation for Disney, and served for a time as a political cartoonist. Walter Crawford Kelly was born in Philadelphia. He moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1915, along with, as he put it, "father, mother, sister and... Read full biography
Walt Kelly, creator of Pogo, was a cartoonist and humorist of considerable talent. He used his own personal version of the Okefenokee Swamp as a slapstick wonderland and populated it with a wild array of talking, wisecracking, animals. He also drew for comic books, worked in animation for Disney, and served for a time as a political cartoonist. Walter Crawford Kelly was born in Philadelphia. He moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1915, along with, as he put it, "father, mother, sister and sixteen teeth, all his own." The desire to be an artist occurred to him in childhood, and while he was in high school he drew not only for the school paper and yearbook, but also for the local newspaper. One of the things he drew for the paper was a... Read full biography
Walt Kelly, creator of Pogo, was a cartoonist and humorist of considerable talent. He used his own personal version of the Okefenokee Swamp as a slapstick wonderland and populated it with a wild array of talking, wisecracking, animals. He also drew for comic books, worked in animation for Disney, and served for a time as a political cartoonist. Walter Crawford Kelly was born in Philadelphia. He moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1915, along with, as he put it, "father, mother, sister and sixteen teeth, all his own." The desire to be an artist occurred to him in childhood, and while he was in high school he drew not only for the school paper and yearbook, but also for the local newspaper. One of the things he drew for the paper was a biographical comic strip about P.T. Barnum, a flamboyant character Kelly was fond of all his life. In the middle 1930s, young Kelly sold a bit of wor... Read full biography
Walt Kelly - Artist Info
About Walt Kelly: Keywords
Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Ink
- •Magic Marker, Sharpie, Felt-Tip Pen
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Comic Strip/Book Humor
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Humor, Whimsy
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, 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
- •Walt Disney Studio Artist, Productions/Commissioned