Artist: J.P. ALLEY (1885-1934)
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James Pinckney Alley earned fame as editorial cartoonist for the Commercial Appeal of Memphis, where he contributed to a Pulitzer Prize and where he created the cartoon character, "Hambone". Alley worked for the newspaper from 1916 until his death in 1934. He began the widely syndicated editorial cartoon feature "Hambone's Meditations" in 1916, and published two collections in book form in 1917 and 1920. Hambone was a wise and witty Negro who entertained readers for years with his vernacular philosophy. The feature was continued after Alley's death by his son Cal until 1968. |