Draper Hill
Art historian and editorial cartoonist from the US
About Draper Hill
Lived 1935 – 2009 (aged 73). Draper Hill was an American art historian and editorial cartoonist.
Draper Hill (1935 – May 13, 2009) was an American cartoonist and writer.
He was educated at Harvard University and from 1958 until 1964 he worked as a reporter and cartoonist for The Patriot Ledger. He was also the editorial cartoonist for the Memphis Commercial Appeal (1971 -1976) and the Detroit News (1976-1999).
Works Cartoon and Caricature from Hogarth to Hoffnung (1962). Mr. Gillray: The Caricaturist, A Biography (1965). Fashionable Contrasts: Caricatures by James Gillray (1966). The Satirical Etchings of James Gillray (1976). (with John Adler), Doomed by Cartoon: How Cartoonist Thomas Nast and the New York Times Brought Down Boss Tweed and His Ring of Thieves (2008).
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Who was Draper Hill?
Art historian and editorial cartoonist from the US
When was Draper Hill born?
Draper Hill was born on 1 July 1935 in Boston.
When did Draper Hill die?
Draper Hill died on 13 May 2009.
What was Draper Hill's occupation?
Draper Hill was an art historian and editorial cartoonist.
What nationality was Draper Hill?
Draper Hill was American.
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