Frank_Calvert_(cartoonist)

Frank Calvert (cartoonist)

Frank Calvert (cartoonist)

American cartoonist


Frank Calvert (1876–1920) was a Seattle Times newspaper artist and cartoonist, and member of the Seattle Cartoonists' Club.[3] In 1911, he edited a book for the club, The cartoon; a reference book of Seattle's successful men, which included biographies, photos and caricatures of men the club considered influential in Seattle.

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He was also a co-founder (along with Alfred T. Renfro, writer and photographer) of the Beaux Arts Village in King County, Washington.[3][4] The two men wanted to create a community of artists.[4] They bought 50 acres of land on the shore of Lake Washington, with the intent of establishing an artists' colony.[3][4] They set aside 10 acres to be used for art studios for woodworking, sculpture, and photography and the rest was to be half-acre parcels for artist homes.[3][4]

The two men also set up the Beaux Arts Workshop in Seattle.[4][year missing]

Caricature of Frank Calvert as a pirate. Members of the Seattle Artists club drew themselves in this manner, alongside the serious and famous men they were portraying.

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References

  1. "Seattle Post Intelligencer". Retrieved February 15, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. Braarud Fine Art. "Sydney Mortimer Laurence". Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.



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