Robert James Day (September 25, 1900 – February 7, 1985) was an American cartoonist and book illustrator.
| Robert Day | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 25, 1900 San Bernardino, California, U.S.[1] |
| Died | February 7, 1985 (aged 84) Gravette, Arkansas[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Illustrator |
Notable works | Fun Fare; a Treasury of Reader's Digest Wit and Humor The New Yorker cartoonist |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel Fabian[1] |
Day studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles between 1919 and 1927,[2] while also on staff at the Los Angeles Times.[1]
Day was a long-time contributor to The New Yorker, with his work appearing from September 1931 to May 24, 1976, including eight covers.[1] According to Kirkus Reviews, he specialized in satirizing "[the] so-called athletic pursuits, [and also] the foibles of war and peace."[3] His All Out for the Sack Race (Random House, 1945) collected many of his New Yorker cartoons.
Day illustrated Fun Fare; a Treasury of Reader's Digest Wit and Humor. The original 1949 edition was published by Reader's Digest in collaboration with Bob Hope.[4] The original edition of Fun Fare comprised 300 pages of short comic stories illustrated in color by Day. The book was still one of the best-selling general titles three years later in 1952.[5]
Bibliography
edit- As illustrator, unless otherwise noted
- All Out for the Sack Race (Random House, 1945) — Day's New Yorker cartoons
- (written by Hildegarde Dolson) We Shook the Family Tree: A Bumper Crop of Fun (1946)
- Fun Fare; a Treasury of Reader's Digest Wit and Humor (Reader's Digest, 1949) — selected in collaboration with Bob Hope. Cover illustration signed Robt Day
- (written by Arthur Godfrey) Stories I Like to Tell (Simon & Schuster, 1952)
- (written by Leo Rosten) Rome Wasn't Burned in a Day: The Mischief of Language (Doubleday, 1972)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Robert Day, 84, Dead; New Yorker Cartoonist," New York Times (FEB. 12, 1985).
- ^ The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons Maurice Horn Volume 2 (1999), p. 225: "Robert Day studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles between 1919 and 1927, when he was also employed in the art ... Books: All Out for the Sack Race (1945); We Shook the Family Tree (1946); Fun Fare (1949)..."
- ^ "Book Reviews: All Out for the Sack Race," Kirkus Reviews. Accessed Jan. 21, 2019.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1949 Library of Congress. Copyright Office - 1950- Page 406 Fun Fare; a Treasury of Reader's Digest Wit and Humor; selected by the editors of the Reader's digest in collaboration with Bob Hope [and others] With illus. by Robert Day. 316 p. © The Reader's Digest Assn., inc., Pleasantville, N. Y.; lAug49;"
- ^ The Publishers Weekly - Volume 161 1952- Page 214 "With both Pocket Books and hardcover publishers' sales, these titles are among the leaders of the year: "Diet Does It," "Fun Fare," selected by the editors of Reader's Digest (Simon and Schuster) with a combined sale of 177,685 copies,"
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