Robert C. Harvey (May 31, 1937 – July 7, 2022) was an American author, critic and cartoonist. He wrote a number of books on the history and theory of cartooning, with special focus on the comic strip. He also worked as a freelance cartoonist.
Harvey described himself as having drawn cartoons since age 7.[1] He received a B.A. at the University of Colorado, where he submitted cartoons to the campus humor magazine, The Flatiron.[1] Upon graduation in 1959, Harvey attempted to earn a living as a freelance cartoonist in New York, but was interrupted in his attempt by service in the U.S. Navy, 1960–1963. There he served as paymaster aboard the USS Saratoga.[1]
Career
Upon his discharge, he became a high-school English teacher for five years (1964–1969) before spending 30 years as a convention manager for the National Council of Teachers of English.[1] He received a Master's Degree in English at New York University in 1968, and a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1978. While at NCTE, he freelanced cartoons to magazines, 1978–1982.
In 1973, Harvey began writing about comics and cartooning for The Menomonee Falls Gazette.[2][3] In 1976, Harvey's columns began appearing in The Comics Journal, where he had a regular column. The 1990s saw publication of Fantagraphics Books' Cartoons of the Roaring Twenties in two volumes, collected and edited by Harvey. Harvey was also a contributor to Oxford University Press' American National Biography, providing biographies of a couple dozen cartoonists. In 1994, Harvey's first work of comics scholarshipThe Art of the Funnies was published by the University Press of Mississippi with The Art of the Comic Book following in 1996. He served as an associate editor for the journal Inks: Cartoon and Comic Art Studies, taking responsibility for submissions related to the comic strip. In 1998, Harvey was guest curator for the Children of the Yellow Kid exhibition at the Frye Museum in Seattle, for which he also provided the catalogue.[1][3]
Harvey wrote or collected and edited thirteen books on comics and cartooning, including his Milton Caniff: Conversations (2002) from the University Press of Mississippi, followed by a full biography of Caniff, Meanwhile... A Biography of Milton Caniff, Creator of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon (2007) published by Fantagraphics. His most recent book is Insider Histories of Cartooning: Rediscovering Forgotten Famous Comics and Their Creators (2014) from UPM. A complete list of his books appears at his website. Harvey also interviewed cartoonists for the long-running quarterly magazine Cartoonist PROfiles,[1][3] and he contributed a column for a brief time to the Comics Buyer's Guide.
Harvey was a member of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) as well as an associate member of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC).[2]
He received the following awards: All-Navy Cartoonist, 1960; the AAEC Ink Bottle Award "in recognition of dedicated service to the Association and distinguished efforts to promote the art of editorial cartooning," 2013; the San Diego Comic-Con International's Inkpot Award "for achievement in comic arts," 2018.
Personal life
Harvey married his wife Linda née Kubicek in 1971. They had twin daughters, Julia (Jill) and Katherine (Kit), born in May 1975.[4]
In late June 2022, Harvey fell and unknowingly broke six ribs. He was later hospitalized, and, on July 7, 2022, he died from complications of the fall at age 85.[5]
References
^ abcdef"The Whole Sordid Story". R.C. Harvey official website. August 30, 2007. from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2009. Additional on March 4, 2009.
^ ab"[Capsule biography, home page]". Robert C. Harvey official website. from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2009. Additional ob March 4, 2009.
^ abc"R. C. Harvey". Lambiek Comiclopedia. from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2009.
^Harvey, Robert C. "Robert C. Harvey". National Cartoonists Society. from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
^Degg, D. D. (July 8, 2022). "Robert C. Harvey – RIP". dailycartoonist.com. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
External links
R. C. Harvey official site
January 07, 2023
harvey, robert, harvey, 1937, july, 2022, american, author, critic, cartoonist, wrote, number, books, history, theory, cartooning, with, special, focus, comic, strip, also, worked, freelance, cartoonist, bornrobert, harvey, 1937, 1937diedjuly, 2022, 2022, aged. Robert C Harvey May 31 1937 July 7 2022 was an American author critic and cartoonist He wrote a number of books on the history and theory of cartooning with special focus on the comic strip He also worked as a freelance cartoonist R C HarveyBornRobert C Harvey 1937 05 31 May 31 1937DiedJuly 7 2022 2022 07 07 aged 85 Alma materUniversity of Colorado BoulderWebsitehttp www rcharvey com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditHarvey described himself as having drawn cartoons since age 7 1 He received a B A at the University of Colorado where he submitted cartoons to the campus humor magazine The Flatiron 1 Upon graduation in 1959 Harvey attempted to earn a living as a freelance cartoonist in New York but was interrupted in his attempt by service in the U S Navy 1960 1963 There he served as paymaster aboard the USS Saratoga 1 Career EditUpon his discharge he became a high school English teacher for five years 1964 1969 before spending 30 years as a convention manager for the National Council of Teachers of English 1 He received a Master s Degree in English at New York University in 1968 and a Ph D in English literature from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign in 1978 While at NCTE he freelanced cartoons to magazines 1978 1982 In 1973 Harvey began writing about comics and cartooning for The Menomonee Falls Gazette 2 3 In 1976 Harvey s columns began appearing in The Comics Journal where he had a regular column The 1990s saw publication of Fantagraphics Books Cartoons of the Roaring Twenties in two volumes collected and edited by Harvey Harvey was also a contributor to Oxford University Press American National Biography providing biographies of a couple dozen cartoonists In 1994 Harvey s first work of comics scholarship The Art of the Funnies was published by the University Press of Mississippi with The Art of the Comic Book following in 1996 He served as an associate editor for the journal Inks Cartoon and Comic Art Studies taking responsibility for submissions related to the comic strip In 1998 Harvey was guest curator for the Children of the Yellow Kid exhibition at the Frye Museum in Seattle for which he also provided the catalogue 1 3 Harvey wrote or collected and edited thirteen books on comics and cartooning including his Milton Caniff Conversations 2002 from the University Press of Mississippi followed by a full biography of Caniff Meanwhile A Biography of Milton Caniff Creator of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon 2007 published by Fantagraphics His most recent book is Insider Histories of Cartooning Rediscovering Forgotten Famous Comics and Their Creators 2014 from UPM A complete list of his books appears at his website Harvey also interviewed cartoonists for the long running quarterly magazine Cartoonist PROfiles 1 3 and he contributed a column for a brief time to the Comics Buyer s Guide Harvey was a member of the National Cartoonists Society NCS as well as an associate member of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists AAEC 2 He received the following awards All Navy Cartoonist 1960 the AAEC Ink Bottle Award in recognition of dedicated service to the Association and distinguished efforts to promote the art of editorial cartooning 2013 the San Diego Comic Con International s Inkpot Award for achievement in comic arts 2018 Personal life EditHarvey married his wife Linda nee Kubicek in 1971 They had twin daughters Julia Jill and Katherine Kit born in May 1975 4 In late June 2022 Harvey fell and unknowingly broke six ribs He was later hospitalized and on July 7 2022 he died from complications of the fall at age 85 5 References Edit a b c d e f The Whole Sordid Story R C Harvey official website August 30 2007 Archived from the original on August 10 2017 Retrieved March 4 2009 Additional WebCitation archive on March 4 2009 a b Capsule biography home page Robert C Harvey official website Archived from the original on July 11 2017 Retrieved March 4 2009 Additional WebCitation archive ob March 4 2009 a b c R C Harvey Lambiek Comiclopedia Archived from the original on November 20 2008 Retrieved March 4 2009 Harvey Robert C Robert C Harvey National Cartoonists Society Archived from the original on January 20 2017 Retrieved January 2 2018 Degg D D July 8 2022 Robert C Harvey RIP dailycartoonist com Retrieved July 8 2022 External links EditR C Harvey official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title R C Harvey amp oldid 1129546030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
