John H. Striebel(September 14, 1891 - May 22, 1962) was an American illustrator andcomic stripartist who was best known for the newspaper stripDixie Dugan,which was scripted byJ. P. McEvoy.The two met when they were college freshmen at theUniversity of Notre Dame.
| John H. Striebel | |
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| Born | September 14, 1891 Bertrand, Michigan,U.S. |
| Died | May 22, 1962(aged 70) U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
Notable works | Dixie Dugan |
Biography
editBorn inBertrand, Michigan,Striebel began working at the age of 14 as a political cartoonist for theSouth Bend Daily News,receiving recognition as the youngest front-page cartoonist in the country. After graduating from Notre Dame, he moved to Chicago where he became an advertising and fashion illustrator for theChicago Tribune.In addition to magazine covers, he also illustratedRobert Quillen's syndicated feature,Aunt Het.
He illustrated for magazines, includingLiberty,and a comic strip,Pantomime,which ran for eight years. While doingPantomimehe also illustrated McEvoy's magazine serial,Show Girl.[1]
After work onThe Potters,a feature by McEvoy, he moved toWoodstock, New York,in 1923 to study painting withHenry Lee McFeeandAndrew Dasburg.He sometimes drew Woodstock into his strips as a town named Stoodwock.
In October 1929, he began illustratingDixie Dugan,created and written by McEvoy. It was distributed by theMcNaught Syndicatefrom 1929 to 1966. Striebel continued to work on the strip until the early 1960s, when he became ill. Streibel's assistants were Al Bare, Dave Huffine and Frank McNitt, the son of McNaught Syndicate co-founder Virgil McNitt. Striebel's daughter, Margery Ann Huffine, did the strip's lettering from the age of 14.[2]
Striebel died on May 22, 1962.
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