With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Austin Briggs
Illustration
1908 – 1973
- Biography/Description of Work
Austin Briggs had his first illustration published in 1928 in Colliers magazine. He since produced artwork for advertising, comic strips and fiction. He worked with Alex Raymond on the Flash Gordon strip, drawing a daily from 1940 to 1944. His work appeared in Readers Digest and The Saturday Evening Post among others. A resident of Westport and Ridgefield in the 1940s and 1950s, he was a founding faculty at the Famous Artists School in Westport.
- Sources view
- Uconn database; http://www.societyillustrators.org/Awards-and-Competitions/Hall-of-Fame/Past-Inductees/1969--Austin-Briggs.aspx, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Briggs, http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2009/02/austin-briggs-regarded-as-important.html, http://animationresources.org/?p=4620, http://linesandcolors.com/2008/08/07/austin-briggs/ Austin Briggs Obituary - New York times - 1973-10-14
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