1909 – 1999

Biography/Description of Work

Whitney Darrow Jr. grew up in Greenwich. He attended Princeton, graduating in 1931, and studied under Thomas Hart Benson at the Art Students League of New York. He began to sell cartoons during that time, including in 1933 to The New Yorker. That began a 50-year career as cartoonist for the magazine, during which he contributed some 1,500 cartoons, until his retirement in 1982. Many of his cartoons are satires of middle class suburban life, inspired by his own time in Wilton as an adult (dates unknown). Darrow also illustrated several books. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Darrow both drew and wrote his own captions.

Sources view

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Darrow,_Jr., http://www.condenaststore.com/-st/Jr-Whitney-Darrow-Prints_c146717_.htm, http://mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2011/09/1970-interview-whitney-darrow-jr.html, http://www.pbase.com/csw62/darrow, http://www.askart.com/askart/d/whitney_jr_darrow/whitney_jr_darrow.aspx, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/151824/Whitney-Darrow-Jr Rachel Carley Files, Whitney Darrow Article - New York Times - 1965-9-2, Whitney Darrow Article - New York Times - 1984-5-27, Whitney Darrow Article - The Hartford Courant - 1986-5-18, Whitney Darrow Father Obituary - New York Times - 1970-8-28, Whitney Darrow Obituary - New York Times - 1999-8-12, Whitney Darrow Wedding Announcement - New York Times - 1938-5-12, Whitney Darrow Wife Article - New York Times - 1941-1-3, Westport Historical Society New Yorker Cover Art Exhibit ×

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