Oscar Chopin
Oscar Charles Chopin Jr. (September 24, 1873 – December 28, 1932) was an American artist known for his cartoon illustrations that appeared in several newspapers. He drew the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Weatherbird cartoon from 1903 to 1910.
Biography
[edit]Oscar Charles Chopin was born on September 24, 1873, to Oscar Chopin and Kate Chopin, a novelist, in St. Louis, Missouri.[1][2][3][4][5]
Chopin worked in the Post-Dispatch art department from 1903 to 1910. He took over the illustration of the Weatherbird when creator Harry Martin left the newspaper.[1] Chopin began using the Weatherbird character as a news cartoon.[6] S. Carlisle Martin succeeded Chopin as the illustrator of the Weatherbird.[7] Chopin also worked for the St. Louis Chronicle.[8]
Chopin moved to California and became a cartoonist for the San Francisco Examiner. He drew political cartoons.[9] He left that newspaper due to health problems in 1932, when he moved to the Los Angeles Examiner.[1][10][11]
After traveling to Europe in search of an effective treatment for his health problems, Chopin died of heart disease in Los Angeles on December 28, 1932.[12][13] He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis in the family plot.[1][8][11] He was survived by his wife, Louise Hinckley Chopin; his daughter, Kate Chopin; and other relatives.[8][14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Post-Dispatch Bird Men Have Been Characters". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 11, 2001. p. 143. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ↑ Bryfonski, Dedria (October 26, 2011). Women's Issues in Kate Chopin's The Awakening. Greenhaven Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-0-7377-6411-6.
- ↑ "Death Comes to Mrs. Kate Chopin". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 22, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ↑ Toth, Emily (1999). Unveiling Kate Chopin. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-60473-706-6.
- ↑ "Cartoonist Chopin, Long Ill, Dies Here". The Los Angeles Times. December 29, 1932. p. 14. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ↑ Gateway Heritage: Quarterly Journal of the Missouri Historical Society. Missouri Historical Society. 2000.
- ↑ Harvey, Robert C. (2014). Insider Histories of Cartooning: Rediscovering Forgotten Famous Comics and Their Creators. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-62674-354-0.
- 1 2 3 "Oscar C. Chopin, Cartoonist, Dies in Los Angeles at 59". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 29, 1932. p. 15. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Examiner's' Capital Staff Five Legislative Experts". The San Francisco Examiner. December 31, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Kin Here Mourn Artist's Death". The Pasadena Post. December 29, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- 1 2 "O.C. Chopin". The St. Louis Star and Times. December 29, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Oscar C. Chopin, Noted Cartoonist of Coast, Dies". The San Francisco Examiner. December 29, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Literati: Oscar Charles Chopin". Variety. Jan 10, 1933. 109, 5. p. 49.
- ↑ "Oscar Chopin Rites Planned". Hollywood Citizen-News. December 29, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Oscar Chopin Archived 2023-04-01 at the Wayback Machine at Comiclopedia