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.
Mel Casson
Comic Art
1920 – 2008
- Biography/Description of Work
Cartoonist remembered for his work on the daily comic strips Sparky, Angel, and Redeye. Born in Boston, Casson received a scholarship to attend the Art Students League of New York. When he was just 17, he signed a cartooning contract with The Saturday Evening Post. His work also appeared in other newspapers and magazines such as Esquire, The New York Times, Ladies’ Home Journal. His wife, Mary Lee Culver Casson, was an opera singer. The couple lived in Westport.
- Sources view
- Rachel Carley, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Casson, http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/20384, http://mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2008/05/mel-casson-1920-2008.html, http://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/casson_mel.htm Mel Casson Article - New York Times - 1997-2-2, Mel Casson Cartoons - New York Times - 1947-1-12, Mel Casson Engagement Announcement - New York Times - 1962-5-9
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