Richard Quincy Yardley (March 11, 1903 – November 24, 1979)[1] was an editorial cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun, Maryland, United States. He joined the Sun in 1923, later replacing Edmund Duffy who left to take a cartoonist position at The Saturday Evening Post.[2] Yardley became known for his distinctive blend of unusual cartooning styles,[3] with Duffy later describing Yardley's work as "truly original."[4]
References edit
- ^ "RICHARD Q. YARDLEY". The New York Times. AP. November 24, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Francis F. Beirne (1 October 1984). The Amiable Baltimoreans. JHU Press. pp. 324–. ISBN 978-0-8018-2513-2. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ H. L. Mencken; Fred Hobson; Vincent Fitzpatrick (6 September 2006). Thirty-Five Years of Newspaper Work: A Memoir by H. L. Mencken. JHU Press. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-0-8018-8556-3. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ Stanley L. Harrison; Edmund Duffy (1 September 1998). The Editorial Art of Edmund Duffy. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. pp. 300–. ISBN 978-0-8386-3766-1. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
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