George Herriman, cartoonist of Krazy Kat, Los Angeles, 1925-1931

Item Overview

Title

George Herriman, cartoonist of Krazy Kat, Los Angeles, 1925-1931

Photographer

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Date Created

[between 1925-1931]

Date

1925/1931

Collection

Connell (Will) Papers

Notes

Description

Bust-length, three-quarter view portrait photograph of George Herriman wearing a 3-piece suit
George Joseph Herriman was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat (1913–1944). An influential comic strip, Krazy Kat had an appreciative audience among people in the arts.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Geo Herriman

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Herriman, George, 1880-1944

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Cartoonists