Soglow, Otto, 1900-1975

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Cartoonist; New York, N.Y.

From the description of Otto Soglow papers, [undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80153737

American cartoonist and illustrator.

From the description of Otto Soglow collection, 1937-1975. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969777

Although best known for creating the rotund cartoon character Little King, Otto Soglow was never happy as a cartoonist. Born in Yorkville, New York to a house painter and a cook, he dropped out of high school to pursue his major ambition of acting on Broadway and in Hollywood.

He supported himself through a variety of jobs from errand boy and dishwasher to commercial illustrator. Once he entered the art field, employment was more certain and Soglow expanded his repertoire to magazine illustration. The Little King, a character the artist always claimed "just happened," made a brief appearance in the New Yorker, then became a regular feature and was eventually syndicated by King Features in close to 100 newspapers in the United States and abroad.

Soglow was an organizer of the National Cartoonists Society, served as its president, and received the Society's Founder's Medal in 1966.

From the guide to the Otto Soglow Cartoons, 1945-1966, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn American war posters from the Second World War, circa 1940-1945 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Swinnerton, Jimmy, 1875-1974,. Jimmy Swinnerton Collection, 1911-1973. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn National Cartoonists Society Interviews, 1959-1962 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Otto Soglow papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Russel B. Nye Popular Culture Collection. The Little King : file of clippings and miscellany. Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library
referencedIn Thomas Prichard Rossiter and Rossiter Family papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Otto Soglow 1900-1975 biographical file. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Thomas Prichard Rossiter and Rossiter Family papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Otto Soglow Cartoons, 1945-1966 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Original Artwork for World War II Posters. 1942 - 1945. [Excessive Buyer's Café. Black Market...Inflation. An Advertisement of the New Yorker in quot;Tide.quot; [Otto Soglow] National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Denys Wortman papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Glaenzer, Richard Butler, 1876-1937. Papers of Richard B. Glaenzer [manuscript], 1885-1936. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Jack Kapp Collection, circa 1900-1949, 1942-1948 Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
creatorOf Soglow, Otto, 1900-1975. Otto Soglow collection, 1937-1975. Boston University. School of Medicine
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Glaenzer, Richard Butler, 1876-1937. person
associatedWith Kapp, Jack, 1901-1949 person
associatedWith King Features Syndicate. corporateBody
associatedWith National Cartoonists Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Rossiter, Thomas Prichard, 1818-1871. person
associatedWith Sloan, John, 1871-1951. person
associatedWith Swinnerton, Jimmy, 1875-1974, person
associatedWith Wortman, Denys, 1887-1958. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
New York (State)--New York
Subject
American wit and humor, Pictorial
Art
Art
Caricature
Caricatures and cartoons
Cartoonists
Cartoonists
Comic books, strips, etc.
Occupation
Artists
Cartoonists
Cartoonists
Illustrators
Activity

Person

Birth 1900-12-23

Death 1975-04-03

Americans

English

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