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This is a list of cartoonists, visual artists who specialize in drawing cartoons.This list includes only notable cartoonists and is not meant to be exhaustive. Note that the word 'cartoon' only took on its modern sense after its use in Punch magazine in the 1840s - artists working earlier than that are more correctly termed 'caricaturists',
On October 25, 1910, Wong was born as Wong Gen Yeo, in Toisan, Kwangtung, China.Wong's father was "Ben" Sy Po Wong (1871-1935). Wong's mother was Lee See. [1]On December 30, 1919, Wong and his father boarded the ship S.S. China and sailed to California, U.S. [2] In 1920, when he was nine years old, Wong and his father immigrated to the United States, and never again came into contact with his ...
He attended Otis Art Institute (now called Otis College of Art and Design) in the 1920s. He began his career in animation in 1929, when he joined the Walt Disney Studio, becoming an assistant to animator Norm Ferguson. He left Disney a year later to work briefly for Romer Grey, then joined Harman-Ising Studios around 1932.
Ralph Kent (January 28, 1939 – September 10, 2007) was an American artist and Imagineer. His most famous work was for designing the first limited-edition Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse watch for adults. The design was so popular amongst Disney's executive team that Kent advised Disney artists on character models for decades to follow.
Marc Fraser Davis (March 30, 1913 – January 12, 2000) was a prominent American artist and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios.He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, the famed core animators of Disney animated films, and was revered for his knowledge and understanding of visual aesthetics.
Animator turned theme park designer Rolly Crump, who was instrumental in the design of early Disneyland, died Sunday in his Carlsbad home. He was 93.
However, Disney made an impact in another (little-known) way, as well. Legend has it that he wrote one last message before being hospitalized prior to his death, says Disney historian Jim Korkis ...
Bill Peet was born in Grandview, Indiana, on January 29, 1915.He developed a love of drawing at an early age and filled tablets with sketches. According to his autobiography, Peet's happiest childhood times were the years following World War I - years during which his father abandoned the family.