Born: 1925 June 21 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 2001 August 7 in Kent, Connecticut, United States
Biography: Robert Krauss won a cartoon contest hosted by the Milwaukee Journal at the age of ten. He went on to freelance for various magazines, including Collier's, Life, and The Saturday Evening Post.
More than 400 of his cartoons appeared in The New Yorker and he drew 21 covers for the magazine. He also wrote, illustrated, and edited more than 100 children's books and was president and founder of children's book publisher Windmill Books.
A selection of his work, largely New Yorker cartoons, is archived at the Syracuse University Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
Notes: Not to be confused with 1980s independent comics publisher and creator, Robert Kraus (1959- ).
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Name:
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Robert Kraus
Type: Name at Birth
Given name: Robert Family name: Kraus
Disambiguation: Cartoonist and children's book illustrator
Other Names:
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Bob Kraus
Type: Common Alternative Name
Given name: Bob Family name: Kraus
Schools:
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Art Students League of New York 1945 to 1945
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Non Comics Works:
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Publication Title: All the Mice Came (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1955
Employer Name : Windmill Books
Notes: writer and artist -
Publication Title: Ladybug, Ladybug (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1957
Employer Name : Windmill Books
Notes: writer and artist
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