Austin Briggs
| Austin Briggs | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 9, 1908 Humboldt, Minnesota |
| Died | October 10, 1973 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Austin Briggs (August 9, 1908 – October 10, 1973) 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.[1] Briggs later became an assistant to the cartoonist Alex Raymond on Flash Gordon and succeeded him on Secret Agent Corrigan.[1] 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 Readers Digest and The Saturday Evening Post. He was one of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School.[1]
In 1969 he was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame.
References
External links
- Tegneseriemusee Biography (Danish)
- Lambiek.net's biography
- Works by Austin Briggs at Project Gutenberg