Johnson, Crockett, 1906-1975

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Name (Hebrew)
ג'ונסון, קרוקט, 1906-1975
Name (Latin)
Johnson, Crockett, 1906-1975
Name (Arabic)
جونسون، كروكيت، 1906-1975
Other forms of name
G'ohnson, Ḳroḳeṭ, 1906-1975
G'onson, Ḳroḳet, 1906-1975
Leisk, David Johnson, 1906-1975
Johnson, Crockett, 1906-
דזשאנסאן, קרוקט, 1906-1975
Date of birth
1906-10-20
Date of death
1975-07-11
Place of birth
New York (N.Y.)
Occupation
Cartoonists
Illustrators
Painters
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 104641041
Wikidata: Q2894539
Library of congress: n 50046899
Sources of Information
  • Wikipedia, May 2, 2015(Crockett Johnson was the pen name of cartoonist and children's book illustrator David Johnson Leisk (October 20, 1906 in New York City-July 11, 1975). He is perhaps best known for the comic strip Barnaby (1942-1952) 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.)
  • His Barnaby, 1943.
  • His Who's upside down? 1990, c1952:CIP t.p. (Crockett Johnson) data sheet (b. 10/20/06, d. 7/11/75)
  • ha-Temunah shel Aharon, 1994:t.p. (קרוקט ג׳ונסון = Ḳroḳeṭ G'ohnson)
  • ספר: זרע של גזר, [2008].

Wikipedia description:

David Johnson Leisk (October 20, 1906 – July 11, 1975), professionally known by his pen name Crockett Johnson, was an American cartoonist and children's book illustrator. He is best known for the comic strip Barnaby (1942–1952) and the Harold series of books, beginning with Harold and the Purple Crayon. From 1965 until his death, Johnson created more than 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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