Gene Basset
United States, born 1927
United States Coast Guard (1944-1948)
Cartoonist at the Indianapolis Times (1951-1953)
Caricaturist for the Brooklyn Eagle
Cartoonist for the Boston Post
Teacher at the Famous Artist School (1957-1962)
Political Cartoonist for the Honolulu-Star Bull (1961-1962)
Chief Editorial Cartoonist for Scripps-Howard Newspapers (1962-1981)
Editorial Cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal (1982-1992)
Gene Basset began his career at the Indianapolis Times as a sketch artist, the Brooklyn Eagle as a theatrical caricaturist, and the Boston Post as a sports cartoonist. Basset traveled to Hawaii in 1961, after teaching at the Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut, to work as a editorial cartoonist for the Hawaii Star Bulletin. After that, Basset worked as an editorial cartoonist for the Scripps-Howard Newspapers from 1962 to 1981 and the Atlanta Journal from 1982 to 1992.
Related Web LinksCartoonist at the Indianapolis Times (1951-1953)
Caricaturist for the Brooklyn Eagle
Cartoonist for the Boston Post
Teacher at the Famous Artist School (1957-1962)
Political Cartoonist for the Honolulu-Star Bull (1961-1962)
Chief Editorial Cartoonist for Scripps-Howard Newspapers (1962-1981)
Editorial Cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal (1982-1992)
Gene Basset began his career at the Indianapolis Times as a sketch artist, the Brooklyn Eagle as a theatrical caricaturist, and the Boston Post as a sports cartoonist. Basset traveled to Hawaii in 1961, after teaching at the Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut, to work as a editorial cartoonist for the Hawaii Star Bulletin. After that, Basset worked as an editorial cartoonist for the Scripps-Howard Newspapers from 1962 to 1981 and the Atlanta Journal from 1982 to 1992.
Social Networks and Archival Context record: https://snaccooperative.org/view/60118376