Henry Syverson Explained

Henry Syverson (5 October 1918 in Pine Bush, New York  - 12 August 2007 in Pine Bush, New York) was an American cartoonist and illustrator, who contributed cartoons regularly to The Saturday Evening Post, This Week and many other periodicals.^[1] In World War II PFC Hank Syverson served with the US Army on Okinawa.^[2]

Syverson attended the Walt Disney Animation Studios in the company of many animators destined for fame in magazine cartooning - there were Sam Cobean and Eldon Dedini. Some graduated to syndicated fame, such as Walt Kelly (Pogo), Hank Ketcham (Dennis the Menace) and George Baker (Sad Sack).^[3]

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External links

• Will Finn blog
• Gallery of cartoons

Publications

• Post Scripts from the Saturday Evening Post - John Bailey, Henry Syverson (Philadelphia, Macrae Smith, 1952)
• The Saturday Evening Post Humour - John Bailey, Henry Syverson (Elek Books, London, 1956)
• Aesop's Fables
• Lovingly Yours - Henry Syverson (Henry Holt & Co. NY, 1957)
• Bed, Breakfast and Bottled Water: A Cautionary Travel Guide to Europe - Kenneth R. Morgan, Henry Syverson (William Morrow & Co, 1963)
• Touche - (C.R. Gibson Company, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1968)
• What's So Funny About That? (1950s)
• A Diabolical Dictionary of Education - Richard Armour, Henry Syverson (McGraw-Hill, 1969)
• The Spouse in the House - Richard Armour, Henry Syverson (McGraw-Hill, 1975) / 0-07-002270-4

Notes and References

1. Saturday Evening Post;12/13/1958, Vol. 231 Issue 24, p112
2. Web site: R & A Petrilla, Booksellers.
3. Web site: Making the World Safe for Insanity | the Comics Journal. 28 March 2013.
4. Web site: Will Finn Blog.