Richard Q. Yardley Explained

Richard Quincy Yardley (March 11, 1903 – November 24, 1979)^[1] was an editorial cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun, Maryland, United States. He joined the Sun in 1923, later replacing Edmund Duffy who left to take a cartoonist position at The Saturday Evening Post.^[2] Yardley became known for his distinctive blend of unusual cartooning styles,^[3] with Duffy later describing Yardley's work as "truly original."^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: RICHARD Q. YARDLEY. The New York Times. AP. November 24, 1979. July 1, 2019.
2. Book: Francis F. Beirne. The Amiable Baltimoreans. 7 April 2012. 1 October 1984. JHU Press. 978-0-8018-2513-2. 324–.
3. Book: H. L. Mencken. Fred Hobson. Vincent Fitzpatrick. Thirty-Five Years of Newspaper Work: A Memoir by H. L. Mencken. 7 April 2012. 6 September 2006. JHU Press. 978-0-8018-8556-3. 36–.
4. Book: Stanley L. Harrison. Edmund Duffy. The Editorial Art of Edmund Duffy. registration. 7 April 2012. 1 September 1998. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. 978-0-8386-3766-1. 300–.