Ralph Barton

Artist, Author

1891 – 1931

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Who was Ralph Barton?

Ralph Barton was an American artist best known for his cartoons and caricatures of actors and other celebrities. Though his work was heavily in demand through the 1920s and is often considered to epitomize the era, his personal life was troubled by mental illness, and he was nearly forgotten soon after his suicide, shortly before his fortieth birthday.

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Born
Aug 14, 1891
Kansas City
Also known as
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Barton
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  • United States of America
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Died
May 19, 1931
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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