Coulton Waugh
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Frederick Coulton Waugh (/wɔː/; 10 March 1896 – 23 May 1973) was a cartoonist, painter, teacher and author, best known for his illustration work on the comic strip Dickie Dare and his book The Comics (1947), the first major study of the field.
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Born | Frederick Coulton Waugh (1896-03-10)March 10, 1896 Cornwall, England |
Died | (1973-05-23)May 23, 1973 Newburgh, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Art Students League |
Occupation | Cartoonist |
Known for | Dickie Dare, The Comics |
Relatives | Frederick Judd Waugh (father), Samuel Waugh grandfather |
His father was the marine artist Frederick Judd Waugh, and his grandfather was the Philadelphia portrait painter Samuel Waugh.[1][2] Born in Cornwall, England, in 1896,[3] in 1907 his family moved to the United States, and Waugh was enrolled at New York's Art Students League where he studied with George Bridgman, Frank Dumond and John Carlson.[2]
By 1916 Coulton was employed as a textile designer. Two years later, he married Elizabeth Jenkinson. In 1921 the couple moved to Provincetown, Massachusetts, where they operated a model ship and hooked rug shop for 11 years. His paintings were displayed at New York's Hudson Walker Gallery, and he also was known for his pictorial maps and hand-colored lithographs.