Curt Swan (b. 1920)

Born: 1920 February 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1996 June 17 in Wilton, Connecticut, United States
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Name:

  • Curt Swan
  • Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Curt Family name: Swan

Other Names:

  1. Bob Kane Type: Ghost Name
  2. Douglas Curtis Swan Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Douglas Curtis Family name: Swan

Signatures:

  1. Bob Kane [generic]
  2. Swan [generic]
  3. Swanderson [generic]

Relations:

  1. Ghosted for - Bob Kane (b. 1915)

Schools:

  1. Pratt Institute [Brooklyn] ? to ?

    Notes: Attended nights under the GI Bill.


Art Influences:

Curt Swan (b. 1920) stated influences by:
  1. John Whitcomb
  2. Norman Rockwell
Influences by Curt Swan (b. 1920) were stated by:
  1. Gary Barker (b. 1957)
  2. Norm Breyfogle (b. 1960)
  3. Neil A. Hansen (b. 1961)
  4. Fred Hembeck (b. 1953)
  5. Peter Krause (b. 1956)
  6. Steve Lightle (b. 1959)
  7. Larry Nadolsky (b. 1957)
  8. George Pérez (b. 1954)
  9. Paul Ryan (b. 1949)
  10. Bill Sienkiewicz (b. 1958)
  11. Rick Stasi (b. 1952)
  12. Ty Templeton (b. 1962)
  13. Greg Theakston (b. 1953)
  14. Jim Valentino (b. 1952)

Memberships:

  1. National Cartoonists Society Type: member


Non Comics Works:

  1. Publication Title: The Legion Companion (book) - Role: artist - Year: 2003
    Employer Name : TwoMorrows Publishing
    Notes: interior artwork and interview for Glen Cadigan's book

  2. Publication Title: V-Mail (other) - Role: artist - Year: 1943
    Employer Name : United States Army
    Work Title: pictorial Christmas V-Mail form
    Notes: Created "Season's Greetings from Great Britain", one of three pictorial background designs for V-Mail forms for the 1943 Christmas season. Forms were used again for the 1944 Christmas season. Ten forms were distributed to all eligible US service members to use as holiday greetings to people back home.

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