Rollin Kirby

Rollin Kirby

Rollin Kirby (b. September 4, 1875, Galva, Illinois; d. May 8 1952, New York, New York) was an American political cartoonist.

Kirby worked as a cartoonist at the "New York Mail", "New York World" and the "New York Post". He was awarded Pulitzer Prizes for cartoons "On the Road to Moscow" (1921), "News from the Outside World" (1924), and "Tammanny" (1928).

References

* "Webster's Biographical Dictionary", G. & C. Merriam Co., 1980.

External links

* [http://digital.library.unt.edu/search/?q=Rollin+Kirby&t=dc.creator Rollin Kirby posters] , hosted by the [http://digital.library.unt.edu/ University of North Texas Libraries Digital Collections]
* [http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/sterner_albert_portraitofrollinkirby.htm Portrait of Rollin Kirby]


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