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V. Floyd Campbell

1873 – 1906

American illustrator

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About V. Floyd Campbell

Lived 1873 – 1906 (aged 32–33). V. Floyd Campbell was an American illustrator.

V. Floyd Campbell (1873 – April 22, 1906) was an American illustrator and caricaturist.

Campbell was born in Port Austin, Michigan, the son of a blacksmith, and graduated high school in 1890. He entered the service of Charles Bertrand Lewis the same year, illustrating The Lime Kiln Club and other books, and credited Lewis with much of the success he later attained. He began his newspaper work with the Detroit Free Press, meanwhile studying at the Museum of Art with Joseph Giles; several years later studying at the Detroit Art Academy under the same master. Between 1891 and 1894 he was employed with various engraving firms in Grand Rapids, Lansing, and St. Paul, at the same time contributing to the newspapers of each place. and he illustrated The Roosevelt Bears by Seymour Eaton, a comic strip with the distinction of being the only strip ever run by The New York Times. His portraits and more serious work appeared in The Booklovers Magazine and book illustrations.

He died in Morton, Pennsylvania, of tuberculosis.

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1873, Port Austin
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American illustrator

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V. Floyd Campbell was born in 1873 in Port Austin.

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V. Floyd Campbell died on 22 April 1906 in Morton.

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V. Floyd Campbell was an illustrator.

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V. Floyd Campbell was American.

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