Pop Momand | |
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Born | Arthur Ragland Momand May 15, 1887 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Died | November 10, 1987 Cambridge, New York, U.S. | (aged 100)
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Keeping Up with the Joneses |
Spouse(s) | May Harding Mayo Deason |
Arthur Ragland "Pop" Momand [1] (May 15, 1887 – November 10, 1987) [2] was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip Keeping Up with the Joneses.
Momand spent his childhood in New York City, where he attended the Trinity School. [3]
In 1905 [4] or 1907, [3] Harry Grant Dart hired Momand as a staff artist for the New York World, [4] where he produced a variety of comic strips including Mr. I. N. Dutch. [3] He also worked at The Evening Telegram, where he created the comic strip Pazaza. [5] After this, he spent a year studying art at the Académie Julian. [5]
In 1913, he created Keeping Up with the Joneses, based on his Nassau County experiences. [6] The strip appeared in early issues of both Funnies on Parade and Famous Funnies; and was syndicated until 1938. [1] After retiring from cartooning, Momand became a portrait painter. [2]
In 1910, he was married to May Harding, [1] and lived in Nassau County, New York (either Cedarhurst [6] or Hempstead). [1] Unable to afford the Nassau County lifestyle, they eventually moved back to Manhattan. [6] Momand and Harding subsequently divorced, and in 1928 he married Mayo Deason in Lucerne, Switzerland. [1] By 1931, he was living in Paris. [7]
Pop Momand | |
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Born | Arthur Ragland Momand May 15, 1887 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Died | November 10, 1987 Cambridge, New York, U.S. | (aged 100)
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Keeping Up with the Joneses |
Spouse(s) | May Harding Mayo Deason |
Arthur Ragland "Pop" Momand [1] (May 15, 1887 – November 10, 1987) [2] was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip Keeping Up with the Joneses.
Momand spent his childhood in New York City, where he attended the Trinity School. [3]
In 1905 [4] or 1907, [3] Harry Grant Dart hired Momand as a staff artist for the New York World, [4] where he produced a variety of comic strips including Mr. I. N. Dutch. [3] He also worked at The Evening Telegram, where he created the comic strip Pazaza. [5] After this, he spent a year studying art at the Académie Julian. [5]
In 1913, he created Keeping Up with the Joneses, based on his Nassau County experiences. [6] The strip appeared in early issues of both Funnies on Parade and Famous Funnies; and was syndicated until 1938. [1] After retiring from cartooning, Momand became a portrait painter. [2]
In 1910, he was married to May Harding, [1] and lived in Nassau County, New York (either Cedarhurst [6] or Hempstead). [1] Unable to afford the Nassau County lifestyle, they eventually moved back to Manhattan. [6] Momand and Harding subsequently divorced, and in 1928 he married Mayo Deason in Lucerne, Switzerland. [1] By 1931, he was living in Paris. [7]