Fred L. Packer
Frederick Little Packer (January 4, 1886 – December 8, 1956) was an American illustrator and political cartoonist. Fred L. Packer was born in Los Angeles, he was educated at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design and the Chicago Art Institute. He worked for the Los Angeles Examiner, San Francisco Call, and from 1919 to 1931 worked as a commercial artist in New York.
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Fred L. Packer
Packer, poster artist, Artist (NARA record: 8467744) · U.S. National Archives and Records Administration · Public domain
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- 1886 · Hollywood.
- Died
- 1956
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- United States
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- cartoonist
- Education
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Honours
- Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
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Frederick Little Packer (January 4, 1886 – December 8, 1956) was an American illustrator and political cartoonist. Fred L. Packer was born in Los Angeles, he was educated at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design and the Chicago Art Institute. He worked for the Los Angeles Examiner, San Francisco Call, and from 1919 to 1931 worked as a commercial artist in New York.
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He returned to newspaper work on the New York Journal in 1932, and in 1933 joined the Daily Mirror. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1952.
Fred L. Packer, "Atta girl! You're doing a swell job! - NARA - 513886
Packer, poster artist, Artist (NARA record: 8467744) · U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Fred L. Packer, "Blast 'Em^ Blast 'Em with more production" - NARA - 513974
Packer, poster artist, Artist (NARA record: 8467744) · U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
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1886
Fred L. Packer was born on 4 January 1886.
1956
Fred L. Packer died.
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