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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
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on July 23, 2013
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