![]() ![]() ![]() He was mostly self-taught and received no more formal art training beyond a correspondence course his wife recommended. He was a graduate of Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon. In between h e authored and illustrated his second book: "America's Tennessee Walking Horse ," published in Nashville by Hoss Country Publishers. ![]() He was a mainstay there until retiring in 1972, but continued drawing cartoons for the Chattanooga News-Free Press in 1975. Fascinated by horses from growing up in Texas, he took a year off and worked on a ranch there before joining the Banner in 1946. His work previously appeared in The Evening Tennessean in Nashville in 1933-34 and then for 11 years at the The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. His wit and biting conservative commentary appeared for 26 years in the Nashville Banner. He was nationally-recognized because his cartoons were often reprinted and sought by newsmakers, including presidents from the time of Dwight Eisenhower. was a Nashville-born artist and illustrator best known for the editorial cartoons drawn over more than 40 years for Tennessee newspapers. ![]()
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