John Alton Collins
ARTISTJohn Alton Collins was born in Washington D.C., and moved with his family to Canada in 1920. He studied art at Sir George Williams University and the Montreal School of Fine Arts. In 1939, he became the first staff cartoonist for the Montreal Gazette, where he worked until his retirement in 1982. Many of Collins's cartoons included the character Uno Who, a cash-strapped taxpayer who wore only a bankruptcy barrel. He was considered a gentleman among editorial cartoonists, with a reputation of speed and reliability. John Collins died aged 89 on September 17, 2007.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: John Collins (cartoonist) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other American artists of the period:George Wesley Bellows 401Arthur Bowen Davies 142Will Bradley 109Charles Demuth 98Marsden Hartley 87Lois Mailou Jones 67E. Boyd 57Howard Brodie 56
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John Alton Collins was born in Washington D.C., and moved with his family to Canada in 1920. He studied art at Sir George Williams University and the Montreal School of Fine Arts. In 1939, he became the first staff cartoonist for the Montreal Gazette, where he worked until his retirement in 1982. Many of Collins's cartoons included the character Uno Who, a cash-strapped taxpayer who wore only a bankruptcy barrel. He was considered a gentleman among editorial cartoonists, with a reputation of speed and reliability. John Collins died aged 89 on September 17, 2007.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of John Alton Collins's work on the site falls under Posters (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as Art Deco (1).
Culture: American (1).
By orientation: 1 portrait.
Other American artists of the period
If you like this artist, these contemporaries are catalogued too:
- George Wesley Bellows — 401 artworks
- Arthur Bowen Davies — 142 artworks
- Will Bradley — 109 artworks
- Charles Demuth — 98 artworks
- Marsden Hartley — 87 artworks
- Lois Mailou Jones — 67 artworks
- E. Boyd — 57 artworks
- Howard Brodie — 56 artworks
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