| Austin Briggs | |
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| Born | (1908-09-08)September 8, 1908 Humboldt, Minnesota |
| Died | October 10, 1973(1973-10-10) (aged 65) Paris,France |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Illustrator, Cartoonist |
Austin Briggs (September 8, 1908 – October 10, 1973)[1] was acartoonist andillustrator. Born inHumboldt,Minnesota he grew up inDetroit,Michigan before moving toNew York City as a teenager. After working for a while at anadvertising agency, he began providing illustrations for the "upmarket"pulp magazineBlue Book.[2] Briggs later became an assistant to the cartoonistAlex Raymond onFlash Gordon and succeeded him onSecret Agent Corrigan.[2] In 1940, he drew aFlash Gordondaily strip which he stayed on until about 1944; he moved on to creating illustrations for books and magazines such asReader's Digest andThe Saturday Evening Post. He was one of the founding faculty for theFamous Artists School.[2]
In 1969, he was elected to theSociety of Illustrators' Hall of Fame.
Briggs died fromleukemia inParis, where he had retired.
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