Charles Burns
He was born in Washington, D.C.
Charles Burns
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- 1955
- Nationality
- United States
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- film director · cartoonist · visual artist · novelist · comics artist · artist
- Known for
- Black Hole
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1955
Charles Burns born at Washington, D.C..
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- Burns, Charles, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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Formation and teaching. Burns studied at University of California, Davis, Evergreen State College and Roosevelt High School. Burns received Pew Fellowship in the Arts, Harvey Award for Best Inker, Harvey Award for Best Cover Artist and Best foreign work published in Spain.
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