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Fred Ellis papers

[ca.1920-1970]

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REEL 1094: Typewritten copy of a short essay entitled, "Cartooning and the Search for Ideas"; handwritten list of words Ellis used to get ideas; a sketchbook; ca. 1000 small sketches; and pages from "The Life and Work of Daumier" by Henri Franz with sketches Ellis did of Daumier's work.

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Ellis, Fred, 1885-1965

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Cartoonist; New York, N.Y. From the description of Fred Ellis papers, [ca. 1920-1970]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82918344 Fred Ellis (1885-1965) was an American political/editorial cartoonist. Born in Chicago, he attended Chicago Normal School and Colonel Francis Parker's Progressive School. In his teens he worked in Frank Lloyd Wright's office and later in an engraving shop. His only formal art training was one three-month course in 1905 and a corresponden...