Wright, Fred, 1947-
Variant namesEpithet: of Tucson Arizona
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000048
Fred Wright (1907–1984) was a renowned American labor cartoonist and activist. He was best known for his work as staff cartoonist for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE). In addition to his cartoons illustrating the union’s newspaper, the UE News, Wright designed leaflets, strike placards, and organizing cartoons. He sold his first cartoon to the National Maritime Union’s paper, The Pilot, in 1939 and was hired by the UE in 1949. In the spirit of the labor movement, Wright’s cartoons criticize the Taft-Hartley Act, McCarthyism, and other government post-war attacks on labor unions.
From the guide to the Fred Wright Cartoons, 1950-1969, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives)
Biographical Note
Fred N. Wright (1940-) is an author of Flight to freedom (1986), and The whorehouse : a satirical novel about the corporate structure (1977).
From the guide to the Fred Wright Correspondence, 1972-1990, (University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library. Special Collections and Archives)
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| creatorOf | Vol. XIX B (ff. 257-516). 17 Sept. 1946-7 Sept. 1950.includes:f. 257 H. Gray Jones, proprietor of Heath (Health) Mill, Worplesdon, county Surrey: Letter to G. B. Shaw of H. Gray Jones: 1946: Signed.f. 258 Charles A. Smith, of Hearst Newspapers, L... | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Fred Wright Cartoons, 1950-1969 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| creatorOf | Fred Wright Correspondence, 1972-1990 | University of California, Santa Cruz. . University Library Special Collections and Archives |
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| associatedWith | Patchen, Kenneth, 1911-1972 | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Patchen, Miriam | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1947
Male
Americans
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