Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Collins, Kreigh, 1908- |
| Title: | Kreigh Collins Cartoons |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1966-1967 |
| Quantity: | 6 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | 84 original cartoons from the comic strip Kevin the Bold. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Kreigh Collins (1908-1974) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and painter. He was the creator of the comic strip Kevin the Bold.
Born in Davenport, Iowa, Collins received his formal training as an artist at the Cincinnati Art Academy and the Cleveland Art School. He worked for many years as a magazine illustrator before signing on with the NEA syndicate to produce his first newspaper comic strip, Mitzi McCoy. In late 1950, this Sunday-page contemporary melodrama about a wealthy heiress made an abrupt transformation into a late-Medieval adventure strip. Kevin the Bold first appeared October 1, 1950. This beautifully drawn Sunday strip, focused on one of Mitzi McCoy's 15th Century Irish ancestors, ran in syndication for nearly twenty years. In 1968, Collins began work on the strip Up Anchor, a modern tale about sailing, loosely based on the real-life experiences of the Collins family. Up Anchor ran until 1972.
In addition to his magazine and newspaper work, Kreigh Collins illustrated a number of books during his career, including The Perilous Island: A Story of Mystery in the Aleutians (Philadelphia: Winston, 1942), The Amazing Story of Christopher Columbus (Washington, DC: Review and Herald Pub. Association, 1961) and David Livingston (Washington, DC: Review and Herald Pub. Association, 1961). Collins was an active painter throughout his life and completed a number of public murals in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kreigh Collins died in 1974 at the age of 66.
The Kreigh Collins Cartoons collection contains 84 original Sunday cartoons from the comic strip Kevin the Bold (1966-1967). Sunday cartoon: traces of graphite, blue pencil, opaque white, zipatone, brush, pen and ink on illustration board, most approx. 20 x 30 in.
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Special Collections Research Center has collections of over one hundred cartoonists. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Kreigh Collins Cartoons,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Created by: EF
Date: 28 May 1968
Revision history: 8 Dec 2008 - converted to EAD (MD);
6 Feb 2009 - revised (MD)
| Kevin the Bold cartoons (84 items) | |||||||||||
| Click here for detailed inventory. | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Jan 1966 - Mar 1966 (12 items) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Apr 1966 - Aug 1966 (15 items) | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Sep 1966 - Dec 1966 (14 items) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Jan 1967 - Apr 1967 (14 items) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | May 1967 - Sep 1967 (15 items) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Oct 1967 - Dec 1967 (14 items) | ||||||||||
