Hilda Terry

Hilda Terry

Hilda Terry (June 15, 1914 – October 13, 2006) (born Theresa Hilda Fellman in Newburyport, Massachusetts) was an American cartoonist and the creator of the cartoon "Teena", which ran in newspapers from 1941 to 1964. She created giant portraits of ballplayers for stadium scoreboards in the early 1970s, and subsequently became involved in early computer animation.

She became the first woman to join the National Cartoonists Society in 1950, and received the Animation Award from the organization in 1979.

Terry maintained a non-profit foundation at the house she shared with her husband, Gregory d'Alessio. D'Alessio was also a cartoonist and Terry's teacher in the 1930s. They married in 1938. D'Alessio was men's president of the Art Students League of New York, and died in 1994.

Even into her 80s and 90s, Ms. Terry continued her teaching at the Art Student League.

Fascinated with the Salem witch trials, Ms. Terry expressed her belief that she shared a special connection with Dorcas Good, a 4 year old child who was imprisoned with her accused mother, Sarah Good, who was later executed.

Ms. Terry also held strong pro-Israel beliefs.

References

* [http://www.theartstudentsleague.org/Instructors/dAlessio/dAlessio-BIO.html Art Students League bio]
* [http://www.8hendersonplace.org/ 8hendersonplace.org]
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/t/terry_hilda.htm Lambiek Comiclopedia]
* [http://www.nysun.com/article/41781?page_no=1 Obituary from the New York Sun]
* [http://www.orcafresh.net/Watson/wt61702.html Writing Her Mind: The Life of Hilda Terry]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of Lulu Award winners — The Lulu Awards, presented annually at Comic Con International in San Diego, California, by the Friends of Lulu bestows the Lulu of the Year trophy for overall work; with additional awards, variously over the years, having included the Kimberly… …   Wikipedia

  • National Cartoonists Society Division Awards — Main article: National Cartoonists Society Contents 1 Current categories 1.1 Advertising Illustration Award 1.2 Animation Award 1.2.1 Fea …   Wikipedia

  • Li'l Abner — This article is about the comic strip. For the stage musical, see Li l Abner (musical). For the film musical, see Li l Abner (1959 film). For the 1940 film, see Li l Abner (1940 film). Li l Abner It s Jack Jawbreaker! Li l Abner visits the… …   Wikipedia

  • National Cartoonists Society — The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the …   Wikipedia

  • List of newspaper comic strips M-Z — Parent article: List of comic strips; Siblings: A L • M Z M * M (2002 ) by Mads Eriksen (Norway) * Maakies (1995? ) by Tony Millionaire (USA) * Mac Divot (1955 1971) by Jordan Lansky and Mel Keefer (USA) * Madam and Eve (1992 ) by Stephen Francis …   Wikipedia

  • Harvey Matusow — (aka Harvey Job Matusow) (October 3, 1926 – January 17, 2002) was a U.S. Communist who protected himself from HUAC by providing evidence against his former left wing colleagues. His false accusations led to his own perjury conviction and to being …   Wikipedia

  • June 15 — Events*763 BC Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. * 923 Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Jewish American cartoonists — This is a list of famous Jewish American cartoonists. For other famous Jewish Americans, see List of Jewish Americans. * Ralph Bakshi, animator ( Fritz the Cat , Lord of the Rings ) * Brian Michael Bendis, comics book writer * Allen Bellman,… …   Wikipedia

  • List of women comics writers and artists — The fields of American newspaper cartooning and comic book production have traditionally been male dominated, although several women have been involved in the industry. This is a list of women who have been involved with producing comic books and …   Wikipedia

  • Deaths in October 2006 — Deaths in 2006 : ← January February March April May June July August September October November December → The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2006. See Deaths in 2006 for other months …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”