Butler Institute of American Art
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Youngstown, OH 44502
Youngstown, OH 44502
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Museums page for Frederick Opper ((1857 - 1937)), known for Political and humorous cartoons. Showing 3 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1857 Madison, Lake County, Ohio - 1937. Known for: Political and humorous cartoons.
Frederick Burr Opper created several famous newspaper comics, such as 'Happy Hooligan', which made its first appearance in March, 1900 in the William Randolph Hearst journals. In 1871, when he was... Read full biography
Frederick Burr Opper created several famous newspaper comics, such as 'Happy Hooligan', which made its first appearance in March, 1900 in the William Randolph Hearst journals. In 1871, when he was only fourteen years old, Opper started drawing cartoons for "The Madison Gazette". At the age of... Read full biography
Frederick Burr Opper created several famous newspaper comics, such as 'Happy Hooligan', which made its first appearance in March, 1900 in the William Randolph Hearst journals. In 1871, when he was only fourteen years old, Opper started drawing cartoons for "The Madison Gazette". At the age of twenty, he moved to the magazine 'Wild Oats', where he accepted a job as a staff artist. Meanwhile, he also did freelance work for other magazines including "Puck" and "Harper's Bazaar". Opper created the... Read full biography
Frederick Burr Opper created several famous newspaper comics, such as 'Happy Hooligan', which made its first appearance in March, 1900 in the William Randolph Hearst journals. In 1871, when he was only fourteen years old, Opper started drawing cartoons for "The Madison Gazette". At the age of twenty, he moved to the magazine 'Wild Oats', where he accepted a job as a staff artist. Meanwhile, he also did freelance work for other magazines including "Puck" and "Harper's Bazaar". Opper created the characters Alphonse & Gaston and Maud the Mule. For several years, he worked for the "New York Journal", drawing a weekly comic. Five years before his death, Opper was forced to stop drawing because of eye problems. He died in 1937, at the age of 80.... Read full biography
Frederick Burr Opper created several famous newspaper comics, such as 'Happy Hooligan', which made its first appearance in March, 1900 in the William Randolph Hearst journals. In 1871, when he was only fourteen years old, Opper started drawing cartoons for "The Madison Gazette". At the age of twenty, he moved to the magazine 'Wild Oats', where he accepted a job as a staff artist. Meanwhile, he also did freelance work for other magazines including "Puck" and "Harper's Bazaar". Opper created the characters Alphonse & Gaston and Maud the Mule. For several years, he worked for the "New York Journal", drawing a weekly comic. Five years before his death, Opper was forced to stop drawing because of eye problems. He died in 1937, at the age of 80.
Frederick Opper - Artist Info
About Frederick Opper: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (3)
All MuseumsMuseum of Art at Brigham Young University
North Campus Drive
Box 23300
Provo, UT 84602-1400National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
750 Ninth Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20001