Bob Satterfield (cartoonist)

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Bob Satterfield
BornRobert William Satterfield
(1875-10-18)October 18, 1875
Sharon, Pennsylvania, US
DiedFebruary 17, 1958(1958-02-17) (aged 82)
Glendale, California, US
Area(s)Cartoonist
Pseudonym(s)Sat
Spouse(s)Alma Cryder (d. 1905)[1]

Robert William Satterfield (October 18, 1875 in Sharon, Pennsylvania– February 17, 1958 in Glendale, California),[2] also known as "Sat",[3] was an American cartoonist known for his editorial cartoons; he also created the comic strips The Family Next Door,[3] Oh Thunder,[4] and The Bicker Family;[5] as well as the daily panels Sat's Bear and Days We'll Never Forget,[3] as well as Bizzy Bear.[6][7][8]

"Sat's Bear" in 1903 cartoon. This bear often appeared within Satterfield's cartoons — often with commentary

Satterfield's career began in 1896 when, after having studied art as a part-time student in Pittsburgh, he moved to Youngstown, Ohio for work and began sending unsolicited cartoons (most of which were based on the William Jennings Bryan presidential campaign) to the Cleveland Press;[9] the Press's editor eventually bought one, and hired Satterfield as a regular artist. In 1898, Satterfield was transferred to the Kansas City World, where he functioned as that paper's entire art department for four years until 1902, when Mark Hanna hired him to be a full-time cartoonist for the Cleveland News.[9] By 1917, Editor and Publisher said that his work had "the largest circulation of any syndicated cartoons" in the United States.[10]

In 1924, Satterfield signed an exclusive contract with Publishers Autocaster Service;[11] later, he worked for the Newspaper Enterprise Association.[2] In 1928, he produced Picture Life of a Great American: Pictorial Life of Herbert Hoover, a prototype of a comic book, in association with the Herbert Hoover presidential campaign.[12][13][14] In 1934, he left the Cleveland News and joined the Green Bay Press-Gazette.[15]

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  1. ^ Wife of Well-Known Cartoonist Dead, in Editor and Publisher; published February 4, 1905 (vol. 4, no. 33); via archive.org
  2. ^ a b Notes, from the Cleveland Press (archived at Ancestry.com); published February 18, 1958; retrieved May 6, 2014
  3. ^ a b c Bob Satterfield, at Lambiek; published June 8, 2012; retrieved May 6, 2014
  4. ^ Satterfield, Robert W, at the Political Cartoon Society; retrieved May 6, 2014
  5. ^ Holtz, Allan. "Obscurity of the Day: The Bicker Family," Stripper's Guide (November 06, 2006).
  6. ^ Ink-Slinger Profiles: Ralph Eckhart, at Stripper's Guide; by Alex Jay; published October 15, 2012; retrieved May 6, 2014
  7. ^ BIZZY BEAR -:- -:- Illustrated Bedtime Story -:- -:-, in the Toledo News-Bee (via Google News); published December 12, 1933; retrieved May 6, 2014
  8. ^ THE MISSOURIAN IS GIVING YOU MORE OF BIZZY BEAR in the Southeast Missourian; published January 24, 1921; retrieved May 6, 2014
  9. ^ a b "Story of our cartoonist Satterfield" (PDF). Andover News. May 9, 1924. p. 2.
  10. ^ Satterfield Has His Idea Of A Real Tragedy, in Editor and Publisher, August 25, 1917 (Vol. 50, no. 11); p. 14; via archive.org
  11. ^ "Famous Cartoonist Now Drawing For This Paper". Brewster Herald. May 2, 1924 – via SmallTownPapers.com.
  12. ^ Picture life of a great American, at the Library of the University of Wisconsin-Madison; retrieved May 6, 2014
  13. ^ Best-Selling Comic Books: Picture Life of a Great American (1928) Archived May 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at MyComicShop.com; retrieved May 6, 2014
  14. ^ Activity #4 Analyzing a Political Comic Book Archived May 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum; retrieved May 6, 2014
  15. ^ Satterfield in Green Bay, in Editor & Publisher vol. 67 no. 11; published 1934-07-28; p. 30; via archive.org