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Thomas Starling Sullivant (1854–1926) was an American cartoonist who signed his work T. S. Sullivant. His work appeared most frequently in the pages of the humorous ''Life'' magazine. Best known for his animal and ethnic caricatures, he also drew political cartoons and comic strip toppers, and illustrated children's books. He drew in a heavily cross-hatched pen-and-ink style, with humans and animals depicted with greatly exaggerated features that are nevertheless firmly rooted in his understanding of correct anatomy. ==Personal history== Thomas Starling Sullivant was born in Columbus, Ohio, where his father, William Starling Sullivant, was a leading bryologist.〔 He was raised in Germany, where he may have studied art.〔 At the age of 18, Sullivant left Columbus and lived in Europe for several years, eventually returning to live in Philadelphia. In 1885, he studied under Thomas Eakins〔 at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts.〔〔 Seeking the opinion of artist A. B. Frost, Sullivant was told to send his art around to the top publications of the period. In 1886, when Sullivant was 32, his first published cartoons appeared in the minor humor magazine ''Truth''. The following year, he surfaced in the leading humor publication ''Puck'', and his work was also in other periodicals, including ''Harper's Weekly'' and ''Texas Siftings''. Soon he was seen in the pages of ''Life'' with his "Aesop to Date" series and other cartoons. He studied with the Philadelphia painter Edward Moran, and he became an apprentice to illustrator E. B. Bensell, noted for his pen-and-ink drawings and wood engravings. ''Godey's Lady's Book'' described Bensell as "an illustrator of the old school, who drew on the wooden block".〔 Sullivant was a member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club from 1888 to 1904.〔(The Philadelphia Sketch Club: Archives )〕 By the turn of the century, Sullivant switched from ''Life'' to ''Judge''. In 1904, he signed on to draw political cartoons for William Randolph Hearst, continuing in that position until 1907.〔 Leaving Hearst, he studied in Europe, returning to the pages of ''Life'' in 1911. He continued to contribute to ''Life'' until his death in 1926. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「T. S. Sullivant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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