Richter, Mischa, 1910-2001

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Cartoonist, painter; New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Mass.

Richter was born in the Ukraine. He came to the United States in 1922, attending special art classes for gifted students at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and subsequently graduating from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1934. After working on the WPA art project as a mural painter in New York, he turned to cartooning, doing editorial and humorous cartoons for the daily newspaper, PM, and then becoming art editor for the New Masses. In 1941 he began his longtime affiliation with the New Yorker, as well as producing daily panels, "Strictly Richter" and "Bugs Baer" for King Features. In the 1970s and 1980s, Richter did numerous drawings for the OpEd page of the New York Times. Died March 23, 2001, at age 90.

From the description of Mischa Richter papers, 1915-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83609105

Mischa Richter, 1910-, painter and cartoonist of New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Richter was born in the Ukraine. He came to the United States in 1922, attending special art classes for gifted students at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and subsequently graduating from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1934. After working on the WPA art project as a mural painter in New York, he turned to cartooning, doing editorial and humorous cartoons for the daily newspaper, PM, and then becoming art editor for the New Masses. In 1941 he began his longtime affiliation with the New Yorker, as well as producing daily panels, "Strictly Richter" and "Bugs Baer" for King Features. In the 1970s and 1980s, Richter did numerous drawings for the OpEd page of the New York Times. Died March 23, 2001, at age 90.

From the description of Oral history interview with Mischa Richter, 1994 Sept. 27-28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646401226

Painter, cartoonist; New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Richter was born in the Ukraine. He came to the United States in 1922, attending special art classes for gifted students at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and subsequently graduating from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1934. After working on the WPA art project as a mural painter in New York, he turned to cartooning, doing editorial and humorous cartoons for the daily newspaper, PM, and then becoming art editor for the New Masses. In 1941 he began his longtime affiliation with the New Yorker, as well as producing daily panels, "Strictly Richter" and "Bugs Baer" for King Features. In the 1970s and 1980s, Richter did numerous drawings for the OpEd page of the New York Times. Died March 23, 2001, at age 90.

From the description of Mischa Richter interview, 1994 Sept. 27-28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220210000

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referencedIn Yaddo records, 1870-1980 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Jack Kapp Collection, circa 1900-1949, 1942-1948 Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
referencedIn Richter, Mischa, 1910- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn James M. Geraghty papers, 1940-1983 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Mischa Richter 1911-2001 biographical file. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Mischa Richter papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Geraghty, James M., 1905-1983. James M. Geraghty papers, 1940-1983. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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creatorOf Oral history interview with Mischa Richter Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Barnet, Will, 1911- person
associatedWith Bloom, Hyman, 1913- person
associatedWith Brown, Robert F., person
associatedWith Frueh, Alfred Joseph, 1880-1968 person
associatedWith Geraghty, James M., 1905-1983. person
associatedWith Kapp, Jack, 1901-1949 person
associatedWith Levine, Jack, 1915- person
associatedWith Marantz, Irving, 1912-1972. person
associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 person
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. School. corporateBody
associatedWith New Yorker Magazine, Inc corporateBody
associatedWith Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967. person
associatedWith Steig, William, 1907- person
associatedWith Yaddo (Artist's colony) corporateBody
associatedWith Yale University. School of Fine Arts. corporateBody
associatedWith Zimmerman, Harold K., 1905-1941. person
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Massachusetts--Provincetown
Massachusetts--Provincetown
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Jewish artists
Cartooning
Cartoonists
Cartoonists
Political cartoons
Greeting cards
Magazine illustration
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Birth 1910

Death 2001-03-23

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