21) T.S.Sullivant…

Double page spread from Sullivant’s ABC Zoo, The Old Wine Press, 1946

T.S. Sullivant (1854-1926) was a great American cartoonist whose work appeared in a variety of magazines of his era. His work was an inspiration to generations of cartoonists who followed him, including Walt Disney and Walt Kelly.

I don’t think Sullivant is widely known or appreciated today, but perhaps that will change with the publication A Cockeyed Menagerie from Fantagraphics Books, due out in November 2020. Here’s a small sampling of some of his work…

Laborer’s Wife: “So, Yer on strike again. Alright, ya can get yer own meals. I’m on strike, too.”

Original art from my collection. Date unknown

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