Helen Hokinson To Be Inducted Into Society oF Illustrators Hall Of Fame
The late great New Yorker artist, Helen Hokinson will be inducted into The Society Of Illustrators Hall Of Fame this Fall, along with six other artists.
Here’s the bio attached to the announcement:
Cartoonist Helen Hokinson (1893 -1949) is best known for her New Yorker cartoons depicting the daily lives and social scenes of the 1920s and 1930s. Upon graduating from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, Hokinson earned an income by sketching for the city’s famous department stores. Soon after, Hokinson relocated to New York City, picking up fashion illustration jobs for B. Altman and Lord & Taylor while also completing a short-lived comic for the Daily Mirror. During this time, Hokinson attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (now Parsons School of Design) and studied under Howard Giles, whose influence guided her to discover and draw everyday characters and subject matters from around the city. In 1925, Hokinson earned her first commission from The New Yorker. She would go on to create over 68 covers and 1,800 cartoons for the storied magazine, earning her a comfortable and secure, independent lifestyle. In addition to her cartoons, Hokinson illustrated numerous books for others. She published three books of her own collected work during her lifetime, and three more were published following her death.
Link here and here for more information on the SOI’s website.
Liza Donnelly will accept the award on Ms. Hokinson’s behalf at the September 9th ceremony.
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Here’s Ms. Hokinson entry on the Spill‘s A-Z:
Helen Hokinson Born, Illinois,1893; died, Washington, D.C., 1949. New Yorker work: 1925 -1949, with some work published posthumously. All of Hokinson’s collections are wonderful, but here are two favorites. Her first collection: So You’re Going To Buy A Book! (Minton, Balch & Co, 1931) and what was billed as “the final Hokinson collection”: The Hokinson Festival (Dutton & Co., 1956). According to a New Yorker document produced during Harold Ross’s editorship (1925-1951) rating their artists, Ms. Hokinson and Peter Arno occupied a special category unto themselves above all others.
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