Bob Satterfield (cartoonist)

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Bob Satterfield
BornRobert William Satterfield
(1875-10-18)October 18, 1875
Sharon, Pennsylvania
DiedFebruary 17, 1958(1958-02-17) (aged 82)
Glendale, California
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist
Pseudonym(s)Sat
Spouse(s)Alma Cryder (d. 1905)[1]

Robert William Satterfield (October 18, 1875 in

editorial cartoons; he also created the comic strips The Family Next Door,[4] Oh Thunder,[5] and The Bicker Family;[6] as well as the daily panels Sat's Bear and Days We'll Never Forget,[4] as well as Bizzy Bear.[7][8][9]

"Sat's Bear" in 1903 cartoon. This bear often appeared within Satterfield's cartoons — often with commentary

Satterfield's career began in 1896 when, after having studied art as a part-time student in

Editor and Publisher said that his work had "the largest circulation of any syndicated cartoons" in the United States.[11]

In 1924, Satterfield signed an exclusive contract with Publishers Autocaster Service;[12] later, he worked for the Newspaper Enterprise Association.[3] In 1928, he produced Picture Life of a Great American: Pictorial Life of Herbert Hoover, a prototype of a comic book, in association with the Herbert Hoover presidential campaign.[13][14][15] In 1934, he left the Cleveland News and joined the Green Bay Press-Gazette.[16]

References

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  2. Find A Grave
    ; published June 2, 2011; retrieved May 6, 2014
  3. ^ a b Notes, from the Cleveland Press (archived at Ancestry.com); published February 18, 1958; retrieved May 6, 2014
  4. ^ a b c Bob Satterfield, at Lambiek; published June 8, 2012; retrieved May 6, 2014
  5. ^ Satterfield, Robert W, at the Political Cartoon Society; retrieved May 6, 2014
  6. ^ Holtz, Allan. "Obscurity of the Day: The Bicker Family," Stripper's Guide (November 06, 2006).
  7. ^ Ink-Slinger Profiles: Ralph Eckhart, at Stripper's Guide; by Alex Jay; published October 15, 2012; retrieved May 6, 2014
  8. ^ BIZZY BEAR -:- -:- Illustrated Bedtime Story -:- -:-, in the Toledo News-Bee (via Google News); published December 12, 1933; retrieved May 6, 2014
  9. ^ THE MISSOURIAN IS GIVING YOU MORE OF BIZZY BEAR in the Southeast Missourian; published January 24, 1921; retrieved May 6, 2014
  10. ^ a b "Story of our cartoonist Satterfield" (PDF). Andover News. May 9, 1924. p. 2.
  11. archive.org
  12. ^ "Famous Cartoonist Now Drawing For This Paper". Brewster Herald. May 2, 1924 – via SmallTownPapers.com.
  13. University of Wisconsin-Madison
    ; retrieved May 6, 2014
  14. ^ Best-Selling Comic Books: Picture Life of a Great American (1928) Archived May 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at MyComicShop.com; retrieved May 6, 2014
  15. ^ Activity #4 Analyzing a Political Comic Book Archived May 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum; retrieved May 6, 2014
  16. archive.org