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{{short description|American cartoonist}} |
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| birth_place = [[Humboldt, Minnesota]] |
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| nationality = American |
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'''Austin Briggs''' ( |
'''Austin Briggs''' (September 8, 1908 – October 10, 1973)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/austin-briggs|title=Austin Briggs - Illustration History|website=www.illustrationhistory.org}}</ref> was a [[cartoonist]] and [[illustrator]]. Born in [[Humboldt, Minnesota|Humboldt]], [[Minnesota]] he grew up in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] before moving to [[New York City]] as a teenager. After working for a while at an [[advertising agency]], he began providing illustrations for the "upmarket" [[pulp magazine]] ''[[Blue Book (magazine)|Blue Book]]''.<ref name="wr">Walt Reed,''Great American illustrators''. New York: Abbeville Press, 1979. {{ISBN|0896590755}} (p.24)</ref> Briggs later became an assistant to the cartoonist [[Alex Raymond]] on [[Flash Gordon]] and succeeded him on [[Secret Agent Corrigan]].<ref name="wr" /> In 1940, he drew a ''Flash Gordon ''daily strip which he stayed on until about 1944; he moved on to creating illustrations for books and magazines such as ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' and ''[[The Saturday Evening Post]]''. He was one of the founding faculty for the [[Famous Artists School]].<ref name="wr" /> |
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In 1969 he was elected to the [[Society of Illustrators]]' Hall of Fame. |
In 1969, he was elected to the [[Society of Illustrators]]' Hall of Fame. |
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Briggs died from [[leukemia]] in [[Paris]], where he had retired. |
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[[Image:Austinbriggs.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Flash and Dale as drawn by Briggs for the 12/04/1941 installment of ''Flash Gordon''.|left]] |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.tegneseriemuseet.dk/emner/briggs.htm Tegneseriemusee Biography] {{ |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060809010307/http://www.tegneseriemuseet.dk/emner/briggs.htm Tegneseriemusee Biography] {{in lang|da}} |
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* [http://lambiek.net/artists/b/briggs_austin.htm Lambiek.net's biography] |
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/b/briggs_austin.htm Lambiek.net's biography] |
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* {{Gutenberg author | id=31622| name=Austin Briggs}} |
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{{Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame}} |
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| NAME =Briggs, Austin |
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| DATE OF BIRTH =August 9, 1908 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Humboldt, Minnesota]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH =October 10, 1973 |
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[[Category:1973 deaths]] |
[[Category:1973 deaths]] |
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[[Category:1908 births]] |
[[Category:1908 births]] |
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[[Category:American cartoonists]] |
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[[Category:American comics artists]] |
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[[Category:American magazine illustrators]] |
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[[Category:Deaths from leukemia in France]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 13 June 2024
| Austin Briggs | |
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| Born | September 8, 1908 Humboldt, Minnesota |
| Died | October 10, 1973 (aged 65) Paris, France |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Illustrator, Cartoonist |
Austin Briggs (September 8, 1908 – October 10, 1973)[1] was a cartoonist and illustrator. Born in Humboldt, Minnesota he grew up in Detroit, Michigan before moving to New York City as a teenager. After working for a while at an advertising agency, he began providing illustrations for the "upmarket" pulp magazine Blue Book.[2] Briggs later became an assistant to the cartoonist Alex Raymond on Flash Gordon and succeeded him on Secret Agent Corrigan.[2] In 1940, he drew a Flash Gordon daily strip which he stayed on until about 1944; he moved on to creating illustrations for books and magazines such as Reader's Digest and The Saturday Evening Post. He was one of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School.[2]
In 1969, he was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame.
Briggs died from leukemia in Paris, where he had retired.
References
[edit]- ^ "Austin Briggs - Illustration History". www.illustrationhistory.org.
- ^ a b c Walt Reed,Great American illustrators. New York: Abbeville Press, 1979. ISBN 0896590755 (p.24)
External links
[edit]- Tegneseriemusee Biography (in Danish)
- Lambiek.net's biography
- Works by Austin Briggs at Project Gutenberg
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