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'''Julius Stafford Baker''' (1869–1961) was an [[English people|English]] cartoonist. |
'''Julius Stafford Baker 2nd ''' (1869–1961) was an [[English people|English]] cartoonist. |
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Born in [[Whitechapel]], [[East End of London|East London]], Baker was the nephew of John Philip Stafford (1851–1899), |
Born in [[Whitechapel]], [[East End of London|East London]], Baker was the son of Julius Baker 1st one-time theatrical scene painter in London, (died in Turks island in 1904) and nephew of John Philip Stafford (1851–1899), an artist who also worked as a cartoonist for the magazine ''Funny Folks''. Stafford taught the young Baker as an apprentice to draw at his studio in Fulham, and he went on to specialize in cartoons, firstly for adults and later for children.<ref name=horn>'BAKER, JULIUS STAFFORD (1869-1961), British cartoonist' in Maurice Horn, Richard Marschall, eds., ''The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons'', vol. 1 (Gale Research Co., 1980), p. 96</ref> From 1902, Baker's Casey Court strip was a long-running success,<ref name=hunt>Peter Hunt, ''International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature'' (2012, ISBN 1134436831)</ref> and he became the creator of several more of the best-known children's cartoon characters of the [[Edwardian era]], including [[Tiger Tim]] and the Bruin Boys.<ref name=horn/> The Tiger Tim character actually started in the 1890s as a supplement to 'The World and His Wife' magazine, and was so successful that in 1920 it gained its own children's paper, ''[[Tiger Tim's Weekly]] a.k.a. 'The Rainbow' ''. Tim then proved to have a sister, in the shape of Tiger Tilly, who appeared in ''Tiger Tilly and the Hippo Girls''. However, Baker was eventually dismissed from the strip for having a style which was "too American", when it was taken over by Herbert Sydney Foxwell (1890–1943). Tiger Tim and his friends continued to appear in the weekly paper ''[[Jack and Jill (comics)|Jack and Jill]]'' from 1954 until 1985.<ref name=hunt/> |
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Baker should not be confused with his son [[Julius Stafford-Baker]] (1904–1988), who became a later artist of the Tiger Tim comic strip and a [[World War II|Second World War]] [[war artist]] and his son, Julius 4th, who went on to found the [[Happy Dragons' Press]].<ref>[http://www.hatfieldhines.com/artistProfiles/JuliusStafford-Baker.html Julius Stafford-Baker profile] at hatfieldhines.com, accessed 21 March 2013</ref> |
Baker should not be confused with his son [[Julius Stafford-Baker 3rd]] (1904–1988), who became a later artist of the Tiger Tim comic strip and and much else besides, a [[World War II|Second World War]] [[war artist]]for the Royal Air Force and his son, Julius 4th, who went on to found the [[Happy Dragons' Press]].<ref>[http://www.hatfieldhines.com/artistProfiles/JuliusStafford-Baker.html Julius Stafford-Baker profile] at hatfieldhines.com, accessed 21 March 2013</ref> |
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Because of the recurrnce of name, much error has been published, this correcting note is by Julius Stafford Baker 4th. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 22:43, 18 December 2016
Julius Stafford Baker 2nd (1869–1961) was an English cartoonist.
Born in Whitechapel, East London, Baker was the son of Julius Baker 1st one-time theatrical scene painter in London, (died in Turks island in 1904) and nephew of John Philip Stafford (1851–1899), an artist who also worked as a cartoonist for the magazine Funny Folks. Stafford taught the young Baker as an apprentice to draw at his studio in Fulham, and he went on to specialize in cartoons, firstly for adults and later for children.[1] From 1902, Baker's Casey Court strip was a long-running success,[2] and he became the creator of several more of the best-known children's cartoon characters of the Edwardian era, including Tiger Tim and the Bruin Boys.[1] The Tiger Tim character actually started in the 1890s as a supplement to 'The World and His Wife' magazine, and was so successful that in 1920 it gained its own children's paper, Tiger Tim's Weekly a.k.a. 'The Rainbow' . Tim then proved to have a sister, in the shape of Tiger Tilly, who appeared in Tiger Tilly and the Hippo Girls. However, Baker was eventually dismissed from the strip for having a style which was "too American", when it was taken over by Herbert Sydney Foxwell (1890–1943). Tiger Tim and his friends continued to appear in the weekly paper Jack and Jill from 1954 until 1985.[2]
Baker should not be confused with his son Julius Stafford-Baker 3rd (1904–1988), who became a later artist of the Tiger Tim comic strip and and much else besides, a Second World War war artistfor the Royal Air Force and his son, Julius 4th, who went on to found the Happy Dragons' Press.[3]
Because of the recurrnce of name, much error has been published, this correcting note is by Julius Stafford Baker 4th.
Notes
- ^ a b 'BAKER, JULIUS STAFFORD (1869-1961), British cartoonist' in Maurice Horn, Richard Marschall, eds., The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons, vol. 1 (Gale Research Co., 1980), p. 96
- ^ a b Peter Hunt, International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature (2012, ISBN 1134436831)
- ^ Julius Stafford-Baker profile at hatfieldhines.com, accessed 21 March 2013
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