Jimmy Swinnerton

Jimmy Swinnerton
A sketch of Swinnerton by Maynard Dixon.
Sketch by Maynard Dixon, 1922
Born(1875-11-13)November 13, 1875[1][2]
Eureka, San Jose, Stockton or San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 5, 1974(1974-09-05) (aged 98)[1][2]
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Area(s)Cartooning and oil paintings
Notable works
The Little Bears, Mr. Jack, Little Jimmy
Spouse(s)Gretchen Swinnerton[3]
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James Guilford Swinnerton (November 13, 1875 – September 5, 1974)[1][2] was an American cartoonist and a landscape painter of the Southwest deserts. He was known as Jimmy to some and Swinny to others. He signed some of his early cartoons Swin, and on one ephemeral comic strip he used Guilford as his signature. Experimenting with narrative continuity, he played a key role in developing the comic strip at the end of the 19th century.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "James Swinnerton Dead at 98; Pioneer Newspaper Cartoonist". The New York Times. 7 September 1974. Page 30, columns 5-6. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "James Guilford Swinnerton (1875–1974)". George Stern Fine Art. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "James Swinnerton - Blue Coyote Gallery". Archived from the original on 2013-12-04.
  4. ^ Jimmy Swinnerton at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015.