Kreigh Collins
Kreigh Taylor Collins (January 1, 1908 – January 8, 1974), born in Davenport, Iowa, was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Kevin the Bold. He studied art at the Cincinnati Art Academy (1924–25), but left school to pursue a career as an artist. He traveled to Paris, France with his mentor Mathias Alten in the late 1920s, where he engaged in painting.
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Kreigh Collins
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- 1908
- Died
- 1974
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- cartoonist
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Kreigh Collins (1908–1974) was a cartoonist.
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- 1.Syracuse University https://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/c/collins_k.htm (2021-06-18)
- 2.Grand Rapids History and Special Collections https://archive.grpl.org/repositories/4/resources/59 (2021-06-18)
- 3.Collins, Brian. The Man Behind the Portrait: Justice John McDonald and Artist Kreigh Collins. Society Update. Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society. 1–2. Winter 2021.
- 4.Lambiek Comiclopedia https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/collins_kreigh.htm (2021-06-18)
- 5.Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=qIXhAAAAMAAJ (2021-06-18)
- 6.Maurice Horn (editor): The world encyclopedia of comics, , 2nd printing 1976, page 424-425 (2021-06-18)
- 7.Brian E. Collins (editor): The complete Mitzi McCoy, , 2018 (2021-06-19)
- 8.Don Markstein's Toonopedia http://www.toonopedia.com/kevinbld.htm (2021-06-18)
- 9.Brian E. Collins (grand-child of Kreigh Collins): e-mail (2021-06-22)
- 10.Kreighs Comics https://kreighscomics.com/tag/tricks-toys-and-tim/ (2021-06-22)
- 11."Kreigh Collins Appreciation Page (Facebook) https://m.facebook.com/pg/kreighcollins/ (2021-06-18)
- 12."Lost Art Books http://www.picturethispress.com/the-lost-art-of-kreigh-collins-volume-1-the-complete-mitzi-mccoy/ (2021-06-18)
- 13."FreddyMilton.dk http://freddymilton.dk/kevin_the_bold/intro.htm (2021-06-18)
- 14."Rogers Seriemagasin https://rogersmagasin.com/kreigh-collins/ (2021-06-18)
- 15.Holst, Jan. Ada Historical Society presenting exhibit on Kreigh Collins' work. mlive. 2016-03-19.
- 16.Collection: Illustrations and papers of Kreigh T. Collins Grand Rapids History Center. Grand Rapids Public Library Archives.
- 17.Holst, jan. Artist's son to speak on 'Life of Kreigh Collins' at Ada Historical Society event. mlive. 2016-10-14.
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