Jon Whitcomb 1906-1988 biographical file.

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Jon Whitcomb 1906-1988 biographical file.

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Biographical file may contain one or more of the following: "Biographical Registry" form filled out by the cartoonist including information about education, career history, awards, signature example, and family information; biographical essays or sketches of the cartoonist; articles by or about the cartoonist; examples of the cartoonist's work in the form of clippings or photocopies.

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Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.

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Whitcomb, Jon, 1906-1988

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American magazine illustrator. Best-known for his drawings of glamorous young women, Whitcomb popularized the beautiful, starry-eyed "Whitcomb girl." His numerous illustrations for short stories, magazine covers and advertisements were featured in leading womens' magazines, chiefly dating from about 1937 to 1962. A 1928 graduate of The Ohio State University, Whitcomb drew movie posters in Cleveland and Chicago early in his career. In 1930, he joined the Fawn Studio of Commercial Art in Cleveland...