Richter, Mischa, 1910-2001
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Cartoonist, painter; New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Mass.
Richter was born in the Ukraine. He came to the United States in 1922, attending special art classes for gifted students at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and subsequently graduating from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1934. After working on the WPA art project as a mural painter in New York, he turned to cartooning, doing editorial and humorous cartoons for the daily newspaper, PM, and then becoming art editor for the New Masses. In 1941 he began his longtime affiliation with the New Yorker, as well as producing daily panels, "Strictly Richter" and "Bugs Baer" for King Features. In the 1970s and 1980s, Richter did numerous drawings for the OpEd page of the New York Times. Died March 23, 2001, at age 90.
From the description of Mischa Richter papers, 1915-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83609105
Mischa Richter, 1910-, painter and cartoonist of New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Richter was born in the Ukraine. He came to the United States in 1922, attending special art classes for gifted students at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and subsequently graduating from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1934. After working on the WPA art project as a mural painter in New York, he turned to cartooning, doing editorial and humorous cartoons for the daily newspaper, PM, and then becoming art editor for the New Masses. In 1941 he began his longtime affiliation with the New Yorker, as well as producing daily panels, "Strictly Richter" and "Bugs Baer" for King Features. In the 1970s and 1980s, Richter did numerous drawings for the OpEd page of the New York Times. Died March 23, 2001, at age 90.
From the description of Oral history interview with Mischa Richter, 1994 Sept. 27-28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646401226
Painter, cartoonist; New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Richter was born in the Ukraine. He came to the United States in 1922, attending special art classes for gifted students at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and subsequently graduating from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1934. After working on the WPA art project as a mural painter in New York, he turned to cartooning, doing editorial and humorous cartoons for the daily newspaper, PM, and then becoming art editor for the New Masses. In 1941 he began his longtime affiliation with the New Yorker, as well as producing daily panels, "Strictly Richter" and "Bugs Baer" for King Features. In the 1970s and 1980s, Richter did numerous drawings for the OpEd page of the New York Times. Died March 23, 2001, at age 90.
From the description of Mischa Richter interview, 1994 Sept. 27-28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220210000
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creatorOf | Geraghty, James M., 1905-1983. James M. Geraghty papers, 1940-1983. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | Jack Kapp Collection, circa 1900-1949, 1942-1948 | Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division | |
referencedIn | James M. Geraghty papers, 1940-1983 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
creatorOf | Mischa Richter papers | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | New Yorker records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
referencedIn | Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Mischa Richter 1911-2001 biographical file. | Ohio State University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Richter, Mischa, 1910- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
referencedIn | Yaddo records, 1870-1980 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division |
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creatorOf | Oral history interview with Mischa Richter | Archives of American Art |
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associatedWith | Barnet, Will, 1911- |
associatedWith | Bloom, Hyman, 1913- |
associatedWith | Brown, Robert F., |
associatedWith | Frueh, Alfred Joseph, 1880-1968 |
associatedWith | Geraghty, James M., 1905-1983. |
associatedWith | Kapp, Jack, 1901-1949 |
associatedWith | Levine, Jack, 1915- |
associatedWith | Marantz, Irving, 1912-1972. |
associatedWith | Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 |
associatedWith | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. School. |
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Death 2001-03-23
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