Held, John, Jr., 1889-1958
Dates
- Existence: 1889 - 1959
Biography
John Held Jr. (1889-1958) was a cartoonist, illustrator, and author from Utah.
John Held Jr. was born on January 10, 1889, to Annie Evans and John Held in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was interested in art from his youth. He became a popular American cartoonist, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, and author. He was a highly successful magazine illustrator, especially in the 1920s. His most popular works included his cartoons of people dancing, driving, playing sports, and engaging in other popular activies of the era. He also created a number of linocut and woodblock prints on handmade paper. Held was married four times. He had three adopted children with his second wife and one daughter with his third wife. Held died on March 2, 1958, in Belmar, New Jersey, of throat cancer and is burried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City.
Citation:
Shay, F. My pious friends and drunken companions ... c1927.Joseph Smith Papers Digital Library Collection, 2004(Held, John, 1889-1958)
Pioneers of Utah Art, 1968:p. 133-5 (John Held; b. Salt Lake City, Utah, January 10, 1889; painter; studied at Princeton; famous for his 1920s flapper cartoons, also worked on ceramics and pottery; d. March 2, 1958)
Wikipedia, website viewed July 22, 2014(John Held, Jr.; born January 10, 1889, Salt Lake City, Utah; died March 2, 1958, Belmar, New Jersey; cartoonist; wood block artist; illustrator)
Wikipedia web site, April 15, 2020:(John Held Jr. (January 10, 1889 - March 2, 1958) was an American cartoonist, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, and author.)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
John Held, Jr. papers
Includes artwork of John Held, Jr. including many linocut prints, paintings, drawings, and gouache paintings, manuscripts, photographs of John Held, Jr. and various items, and other various scrapbook items. There are also a few signs or posters used in the past used when John Held, Jr.'s work was on display.
John Held, Jr. artwork, approximately 1910-1957
Includes artwork of John Held, Jr. including many linocut prints, paintings, drawings, and gouache paintings, manuscripts, photographs of John Held, Jr. and various items, and other various scrapbook items. There are also a few signs or posters used in the past used when John Held, Jr.'s work was on display.
John Held, Jr. manuscripts, approximately 1910-1957
Includes artwork of John Held, Jr. including many linocut prints, paintings, drawings, and gouache paintings, manuscripts, photographs of John Held, Jr. and various items, and other various scrapbook items. There are also a few signs or posters used in the past used when John Held, Jr.'s work was on display.
Scrapbooks on John Held, Jr., 1882-1978
Includes artwork of John Held, Jr. including many linocut prints, paintings, drawings, and gouache paintings, manuscripts, photographs of John Held, Jr. and various items, and other various scrapbook items. There are also a few signs or posters used in the past used when John Held, Jr.'s work was on display.
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