Burr Shafer

Burr Shafer (1899 – June 1965[1]) was an American cartoonist. His cartoon collections featured the character of J. Wesley Smith appearing in various historical settings.[2] His historical satires moved U.S. President Harry S. Truman to write "I'm very proud that I'm smart enough to get the point."[1] His cartoons appeared in The New Yorker[3] and The Saturday Review of Literature.[4]

The J. Wesley Smith character, while not explicitly identified with the explorer John Smith, was depicted in the explorer's situation in a cartoon panel about Pocahontas.

Burr Shafer died in Orange County, California.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Milestones: Jun. 25, 1965". Time. June 25, 1965. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,833816,00.html. 
  2. ^ E.g. Through History with J. Wesley Smith and its sequels.
  3. ^ "'Women's Auxillary' (sic) Burr Shafer Original panel cartoon". Comic Cartoons Webportfolio. The Art-cade Gallery. http://www.artcadeonline.com/artwork/comic/detail.asp?ID=1265. 
  4. ^ Haverstick, John (1957). "The Saturday Review" Treasury: A Volume of Good Reading Selected from the Complete Files by John Haverstick and the Editors of the Saturday Review. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 493. OCLC 193181. http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=282779.