Artist · United States

1852 to 1938

Work

“cartoonist”

Portrait of Leon Barritt
Born1852
Born inSaugerties
CountryUnited States
Alsoillustrator
Died1938

Leon Barritt.

cartoonist · illustrator

United States, 1852 to 1938

In short

Leon Barritt (1852 to 1938) was an American illustrator, cartoonist, journalist, and amateur astronomer. He produced a famous cartoon satirizing Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, co-invented with Garrett P. Serviss the Barritt-Serviss Star and Planet Finder, a popular star chart sold into the 1950s, and, after losing his artistic ability to paralysis, founded The Monthly Evening Sky Map magazine. Born in Saugerties, New York, he began as a news agent in his home town before moving to Boston to work as an engraver.

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Biodata

Born
1852, Saugerties
Died
1938
Citizenship
United States
Work
cartoonist, illustrator
Career

Leon Barritt, in numbers

Lifetime

Sketchbook

Portrait of Leon Barritt