E. Simms Campbell

E. Simms Campbell

Elmer Simms Campbell (January 2, 1906, St. Louis, Missouri - January 27, 1971, White Plains, New York) is an American cartoonist who signed his work E. Simms Campbell. He was the first African American cartoonist published in nationally distributed slick magazines, and he was the creator of Esky, the familiar pop-eyed mascot of "Esquire". [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-6244377.html Rocky Mountain News] ]

After winning a nationwide cartoon contest while he was in high school, Campbell studied at the University of Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago. During a job as a railroad dining-car waiter, Campbell sometimes drew caricatures of the train riders, and one of those train passengers, impressed by Campbell's talent, gave him a job in a St. Louis art studio. Later, Campbell moved to New York City, where he worked for an advertising agency while contributing to various humor magazines, notably "Life", "Judge" and "College Humor". His work in advertising included illustrations for Barbasol, Springmaid and Hart Schaffner & Marx.

Following the suggestion of cartoonist Russell Patterson to focus on Good Girl Art, Campbell created his "Harem Girls," a series of watercolor cartoons which attracted attention in the first issue of "Esquire". Campbell's artwork was in almost every issue of "Esquire" from 1933 to 1958, and he also appeared in "Cosmopolitan", "Ebony", "The New Yorker", "Playboy", "Opportunity", "Pictorial Review" and "Redbook". He was syndicated in more than 145 newspapers.

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* [http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/article-9019847 "Encyclopædia Britannica"'s Guide to Black History]


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