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Lib. Acc. 16379.
Arthur Sylvanus Bimrose, known as "Art," was the editorial cartoonist for the Oregonian for more than three decades. He was born in Spokane, Washington, in 1912, and his family moved to Portland when he was five years old. After graduating from Grant High School, he studied for a year at the San Francisco Art Institute and briefly attended the University of Oregon, doing contract artwork in both San Francisco and Portland. In 1937, the Oregonian hired him part-time to work on printing plates. His career was interrupted by World War II, when he was drafted in the U.S. Army and served in the South Pacific. Following the sudden death of Oregonian cartoonist (and Bimrose cousin) Ralph Lee in 1947, Bimrose was hired as the Sunday editorial cartoonist. When longtime editorial cartoonist Quincy Scott retired in 1949, Bimrose became the paper's primary cartoonist. Bimrose had one son, Jack, with his wife, Olga Ann Radilovich. Bimrose retired in 1983. He died in Portland, Oregon, on September 7, 1998, at the age of 86.
Art Bimrose collection, Mss 5354, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Additional collections related to Art Bimrose at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library include the Selected Art Bimrose political cartoons, Coll 787; the Art Bimrose political cartoons, Coll 618; and two oral histories with Bimrose, SR 1752 and SR 9320.
Pen and ink cartoons, 21.7 x 30.8 cm and 26.7 x 33.8 cm., regarding hurricanes in the Caribbean.
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