Strauss, Charles

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Charles Earl Strauss (1911-2000) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and commercial artist.

Born in Jeffersonsville, Indiana on April 7, 1911, Strauss received a A.B. from Oberlin College and also studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, the Art Students League in New York City and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. Strauss published cartoons and illustrations in a variety of publications ranging from trade magazines to youth magazines such as Boy's Life as well as in general interest publications like Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post . In addition to cartooning and illustrating, Strauss was an instructor at the Grand Central School of Art in New York City and with the Frenchtown, New Jersey public schools.

Charles Strauss died on February 7, 2000.

From the guide to the Charles Strauss Papers., 1942-1966., (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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