Jack Hamm
Jack Hamm | |
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Born | Dallas, Texas, USA | March 5, 1916
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Spouse(s) | Dorisnel Hamm Sims[1] |
Children | Dawna Walsh, Monty Hamm, Charlotte Flowers, Jerry Hamm[1] |
Jack Beaumont Hamm (March 5, 1916 – December 22, 1996) was an American artist from
Hamm started drawing at 5 years old.[4] He attended Frederick Mizen Academy of Art c. 1936-1941. After finding success in cartoons, he was offered the chance to publish his own creation, but turned that down in order to study ministry at Baylor University from 1945 to 1948.
Hamm hosted an early TV drawing program, The Jack Hamm Show, in Texas
Select bibliography
Teaching books
- Drawing the Head and Figure, Perigree Trade, first copyright 1962 ISBN 0-399-50791-4
- Cartooning the Head and Figure, Perigree Trade, first copyright 1967 ISBN 0-399-50803-1
- Drawing Toward God, Introduction by Charles M. Schulz, Droke House, c1968 Library of Congress Catalog: 68-16896
- How to Draw Animals, Perigree Trade, first copyright 1969 ISBN 0-399-50802-3
- Drawing Scenery: Landscapes and Seascapes, Penguin Group, Perigree Series, first copyright 1972 ISBN 0-399-50806-6
- First Lessons in Drawing and Painting, Perigree Trade, ISBN 0-399-50801-5
Illustrations
- Pornography: The Sexual Mirage by John W. Drakeford, c1973, ISBN 0-8407-5051-X
- Did Genesis Man Conquer Space, by Emil Gaverluk, c1974, ISBN 0-8407-5553-8
- I, Golgotha by James R. Adams, c1987, ISBN 0-9618060-0-1
- Robed in Light by Alexandria Uriel, c1990, ISBN 0-9624130-0-3
External links
References
- ^ a b Obituary, Dorisnel Hamm Sims, Dallas Morning News
- ^ a b Drawing Toward God: The Art and Inspiration of Jack Hamm, Droke House, 1968
- ^ a b "Baylor grad Jack Hamm combined faith with love of illustrating", wacotrib.com
- ^ a b "Jack Hamm Biography", Baylor University
- ^ Executive Summary, October 2008, W.R. Poage Legislative Library