Kreigh Collins

Kreigh Taylor Collins (January 1, 1908 – January 8, 1974), When he returned to the United States in 1931, the Great Depression made it difficult to make money, but he worked as an illustrator, salesman, illustrator in advertising and landscape painter.

Collins had a break-through in 1945 when the Methodist Publishing House asked him to draw Bible-based comics for publication in Church magazines.

After two years, in 1950, Mitzi McCoy underwent a sudden transformation into a medieval adventure comic strip, Kevin the Bold.

Kreigh Collins was also active creating paintings and portraits throughout his life. He painted the official portrait of Michigan Supreme Court Justice John McDonald in 1941. He married Theresa VanderLaan in 1929 and had four sons. The Grand Rapids Public Museum holds a collection of Collins's paintings, and one of his murals is displayed in Wealthy Elementary School.