Johnny Gruelle | |
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| Born | John Barton Gruelle December 24, 1880 Arcola, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 9, 1938 (aged 57) Miami Springs, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Artist, writer |
| Genre | Children's literature, comic strip |
| Notable works | Raggedy Ann Stories (1918), The Magical Land of Noom (1922), and other books; Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy characters |
John Barton Gruelle (December 24, 1880 – January 9, 1938) was an American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comics author, illustrator, and storyteller. He is best known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls and as the author/illustrator of dozens of books. He also created the Beloved Belindy doll.[1] Gruelle also contributed cartoons and illustrations to at least ten newspapers, four major news syndicates, and more than a dozen national magazines. He was the son of Hoosier Group painter Richard Gruelle.
- ^ Wallace-Sanders, Kimberly (2008). Mammy: A Century of Race, Gender, and Southern Memory. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0472116140.