John Held Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Held Jr.

American cartoonist, wood block artist and illustrator

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1889

Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1958

Profession: illustrator, cartoonist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

John Held Jr.
(January 10, 1889 – March 2, 1958) was an American cartoonist, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, and author.
One of the best-known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, his most popular works were his uniquely styled cartoons which depicted people dancing, driving, playing sports, and engaging in other popular activities of the era.
Held grew up in an artistic family that encouraged his pursuit of arts from the beginning.
He began selling pieces of art by the age of nine.
He never graduated from high school, finding his time was better spent honing his skills which he began at The Salt Lake Tribune as a sports illustrator during his late teenage years.
His friendship with Harold Ross, creator of The New Yorker, served him well in his career, as his cartoons were featured in many prominent magazines including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, and Life magazine. Due to his sense of humor and keen observation of his surroundings, Held was praised for his cartoon depictions of the cultural paradigm shift in the 1920s.
The drawings depicted the flapper era in a way that both satirized and influenced the styles and mores of the time, and his images have continued to define the Jazz Age for subsequent generations.



Alternative names	Ian Pirie MacDonald; Pirie McDonald
Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	22 January 1867	22 April 1942
Location of birth/death	Chicago, Illinois	New York
Work period	1883–1942
Work location	New York City
Authority control	: Q7197986 VIAF: 23324917 ISNI: 0000 0000 6686 3520 ULAN: 500049577 LCCN: no2005067111 Open Library: OL4994823A WorldCat