Jimmy Swinnerton

James Guilford Swinnerton (13 November 1875 – 5 September 1974) was an American cartoonist and a landscape painter of the Southwest deserts. He was known as Jimmy to some and Swinny to others. He signed some of his early cartoons Swin, and on one ephemeral comic strip he used Guilford as his signature. Experimenting with narrative continuity, he played a key role in developing the comic strip at the end of the 19th century.

Jimmy Swinnerton
Sketch by Maynard Dixon, 1922
Born(1875-11-13)November 13, 1875
Eureka, San Jose, Stockton or San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 5, 1974(1974-09-05) (aged 98)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist and oil paintings
Notable works
The Little Bears, Mr. Jack, Little Jimmy
Spouse(s)Gretchen Swinnerton
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