Robert Day | |
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Born | San Bernardino, California, U.S. [1] | September 25, 1900
Died | February 7, 1985 Gravette, Arkansas [1] | (aged 84)
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Illustrator |
Notable works |
Fun Fare; a Treasury of Reader's Digest Wit and Humor The New Yorker cartoonist |
Spouse(s) | Ethel Fabian [1] |
Robert James Day (September 25, 1900 – February 7, 1985) was an American cartoonist and book illustrator.
Day studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles between 1919 and 1927, [2] while also on staff at the Los Angeles Times. [1]
Day was a long-time contributor to The New Yorker, with his work appearing from September 1931 to May 24, 1976, including eight covers. [1] According to Kirkus Reviews, he specialized in satirizing "[the] so-called athletic pursuits, [and also] the foibles of war and peace." [3] His All Out for the Sack Race (Random House, 1945) collected many of his New Yorker cartoons.
Day illustrated Fun Fare; a Treasury of Reader's Digest Wit and Humor. The original 1949 edition was published by Reader's Digest in collaboration with Bob Hope. [4] The original edition of Fun Fare comprised 300 pages of short comic stories illustrated in color by Day. The book was still one of the best-selling general titles three years later in 1952. [5]
Robert Day | |
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Born | San Bernardino, California, U.S. [1] | September 25, 1900
Died | February 7, 1985 Gravette, Arkansas [1] | (aged 84)
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Illustrator |
Notable works |
Fun Fare; a Treasury of Reader's Digest Wit and Humor The New Yorker cartoonist |
Spouse(s) | Ethel Fabian [1] |
Robert James Day (September 25, 1900 – February 7, 1985) was an American cartoonist and book illustrator.
Day studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles between 1919 and 1927, [2] while also on staff at the Los Angeles Times. [1]
Day was a long-time contributor to The New Yorker, with his work appearing from September 1931 to May 24, 1976, including eight covers. [1] According to Kirkus Reviews, he specialized in satirizing "[the] so-called athletic pursuits, [and also] the foibles of war and peace." [3] His All Out for the Sack Race (Random House, 1945) collected many of his New Yorker cartoons.
Day illustrated Fun Fare; a Treasury of Reader's Digest Wit and Humor. The original 1949 edition was published by Reader's Digest in collaboration with Bob Hope. [4] The original edition of Fun Fare comprised 300 pages of short comic stories illustrated in color by Day. The book was still one of the best-selling general titles three years later in 1952. [5]