Crockett Johnson

Cartoonist, Author

1906 – 1975

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Who was Crockett Johnson?

Crockett Johnson was the pen name of cartoonist and children's book illustrator David Johnson Leisk. He is perhaps best known for the comic strip Barnaby and the Harold series of books begun with Harold and the Purple Crayon.

From 1965 until his death Johnson created over a hundred paintings relating to mathematics and mathematical physics. Eighty of these are found in the collections of the National Museum of American History.

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Born
Oct 20, 1906
New York City
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Cooper Union
  • New York University
Died
Jul 11, 1975

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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