Mike Lynch Cartoons: Cartoonist Photos Part 8

Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Cartoonist Photos Part 8

Above: February 8, 1969 - JUST LIKE THE BOOK - "It's just the same," says Col. Frank Borman, left, of space suits on covers of "Tintin" books by Belgian author-cartoonist Hergé , right. Hergé who writes and draws the "Tintin" series, presented the books to Borman for the astronaut's two sons, Frederick, 17, and Edwin, 15. Borman and his wife, not shown, arrived in Brussels yesterday.

Here's another helping of the face behind the ink. These are photos of famous and near famous cartoonists from the 20th century in no particular order. There's always something fascinating here.

More Cartoonist Photos:
Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four
Part five
Part six
Part seven

September 11, 1967 - FRED Exhibit Scheduled - FRED (Frightfully Rapid Evaluator and Dispenser of information), a spoof of computers created by British cartoonist Rowland Emmett, center, on commission from Honeywell, Inc., will be displayed in Denver-U.S. National Bank Tuesday and Wednesday. FRED controls the Honeywell-Emmett-Forget-Me-Not, left, an elephant which never forgets. The four dimensional cartoon includes bamboo, door knobs, lamp shades, playing cards and measuring tapes.

Rowland Emmett, August 7, 1967 - BOSTON - The "Forget-Me-Not" computer, and its designer, Rowland Emmett, British cartoonist. The computer comprises Forget-Me-Not, Jr. (L), a small elephant connected by telephone to his dad Forget-Me-Not, Sr, the large Peripheral Pachyderm in the center. Right, is FRED, a Frightfully Rapid Evaluator and Dispenser of information who controls the entire system.

1980: Larry Wright hands out something called "The Motley Award" to a spotted cat and owner. "Motley" was the name of one of Larry's comic strips:

Frank Bolle:

Walter Lantz:

Mr. David Low from a 1945 magazine profile -

"As the greatest living cartoonist sat at his drawing board, he told the photographer, 'Someday I will reciprocate but only after you have annoyed all the leaders of the world.. Karsh's portrait shows a sly, judicious gnome peering out of shadow. Nothing said about Low can be as funny as Low's work itself ..."