Harvey Ball, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harvey Ball

American artist

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1921

Place of Birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 12-Apr-2001

Profession: United States Armed Forces, entrepreneur, artist, graphic designer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Harvey Ross Ball (July 10, 1921 – April 12, 2001) was an American commercial artist.
He is recognized as the designer of a popular smiley graphic picture, which became an enduring and notable international icon.
Ball was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, by his parents Ernest G Ball and Christine or Kitty Ross Ball.
Ball had five siblings, three younger by the names of Merrit, Virginia, and Raymond, and two older by the names of Jessie and Ernest Jr.
During his time as a student at Worcester South High School, he became an apprentice to a local sign painter, and later attended the Worcester Art Museum School, where he studied fine arts.