Cléanthe Carr
Cléanthe Carr | |
|---|---|
Carr in a 1927 publication | |
| Born | 1911 |
| Died | 2001 (aged 89–90) |
| Occupations | Cartoonist, illustrator |
| Father | Gene Carr |
Cléanthe Carr (1911 – 2001) was an American cartoonist and illustrator.
Biography
Born 1911,[1] Carr was the daughter of cartoonist Gene Carr.[2] She worked as a cartoonist for The New Yorker. Also a physiognomist, she studied the face of murderer Eva Coo, with Carr noting her "wide, short neck" in an August 19 article.[3] In 1935, she did illustrations for Huey Long's My First Days in the White House. She was also a Chow Chow breeder. In 1935, she hosted a mock wedding between two of her Chow Chows—Kubla Khan, aged 2 ½ and Li Hsein, aged 3. She bred them in 1936.[4]
She died in 2001, aged 89 or 90. In 2023, she had a work of her's auctioned for the first time.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Cleanthe Carr | Biography". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ^ Deutsch, Hermann B. (2023-11-09). The Huey Long Murder Case: A Tale of Political Intrigue, Corruption, and Mystery in 1930s Louisiana. Good Press.
- ^ Gado, Mark (2007-11-30). Death Row Women: Murder, Justice, and the New York Press. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-57356-730-5.
- ^ LIFE. Time Inc. 1937-03-22. p. 65.