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.
Fontaine Talbot Fox, Jr.
Illustration
1884 – 1964
American cartoonist and illustrator known for his ‘Toonerville’ Folks which ran from 1913 to 1955 in newspapers across North America.
- Biography/Description of Work
Fontaine Fox’s comic panel presented imagery of daily life and landscapes from a kind of tilted bird’s eye perspective. The cast of characters, more than fifty, was the largest seen in a strip, drawn in somewhat realistic but humorous situations. Fox also illustrated several books in the 1910s. During the 1940s, still exploring Toonerville, he spent his summers in Greenwich and winters in Florida.
- Sources view
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontaine_Fox Fontaine Fox Article - New York Times - 1937-2-3, Fontaine Fox Article - New York Times - 1972-9-3, Fontaine Fox Obituary - New York Times - 1964-8-10
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