Biography oliver herford
Oliver Herford ( - ) British born (but American), a humorist writer, illustrator, who is as well known for his poems and quotes as for his artwork for books and slicks. For the latter, a long run in both the Mentor (Jill and Tobey) and Ladies' Home Journal. Usually signed his art "OHerford." Nicknamed "The American Oscar Wilde." A few quotes: "There is no time like the pleasant." "Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure." "The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scots as a joke, but the Scots haven't seen the joke yet." “A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's. She changes it more often.” “Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.” “Many are called but few get up.” “Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.” |
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St. Nicholas, "Indignant" () Herford - |
The Devil Among The Ladies () Herford - |
Ladies' Home Journal, "Jack Frost" () Herford - |
Ladies' Home Journal, "Awakening" () Herford - |
Mentor, "Jill And Toby" () Herford - |
Ladies' Home Journal, "The Snowman's Christmas" () Herford - |
Metaphysics Why and Wherefore set out one day But the night was dark and they missed their mark, Then they took a boat and were soon afloat As they floundered about in the waves of doubt American poet Oliver Herford (2 December – 5 July ) was an Anglo-American writer, artist, and illustrator known for his pithy bon mots and skewed sense of humor. He was born in Sheffield, England on 2 December to Rev. Brooke Herford and Hannah Hankinson Herford. Oliver's father, a Unitarian minister, moved the family to Chicago in and Boston in Oliver attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, from to Later he studied art at the Slade School in London and the Académie Julien in Paris. Afterward, he moved to New York, where he lived until his death. "Herford, regarded as the American Oscar Wilde, was known for his wit". His sister Beatrice Herford was also a humorist, delivering comic monologues on stage. To appeal to Christmas shoppers in , Ethel Mumford and Addison Mizner published a small book, printed in San Francisco, The Cynic's Calendar of Revised Wisdom for , featuring a barbed epigram or aphorism for each week of the year; they added Herford's name as an author, either as a spoof or to take advantage of his burgeoning notoriety, and to everyone's surprise the calendar was an astounding success. When Herford got wind of the story, he demanded 90% of the royalties. He was awarded an equal third, and annual incarnations of the Cynic's Calendar, including contributions from Herford, continued to appear for the rest of the decade and beyond. Herford's cartoons and humorous verses regularly enlivened publications including Life, Woman's Home Companion, Ladies' Home Journal, Century Magazine, Harper's Weekly, The Masses, The Mentor, and Punch. From the s to the s, Herford authored over 30 books, sometimes written in collaboration with others (notably John Cecil Clay), and usually illustrated by himself. He also illustrated many books by other authors, including Joel Chandler Harris, Carolyn Wells, and Edgar Lee Masters. His collaboration with Gertrude Hall, Allegr Oliver Herford () was an American poet, humorist, and illustrator who has been called "America's&#;Oscar Wilde". As a frequent contributor to The Mentor, Life, and Ladies' Home Journal, he sometimes signed his artwork as "O Herford". In he wrote and illustrated the "Little Book of Bores". He also wrote short poems like "The Chimpanzee" and "The Hen", as well as writing and illustrating The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten () and "Excuse It Please" (). His sister Beatrice Herford was also a humorist. Ethel Mumford and Addison Mizner wrote a small book The Cynic's Calendar of Revised Wisdom for as a Christmas present and added Herford's name as an author as a joke. The printer made up more copies to sell and to everyone's surprise it was an astounding success. When Herford found out about it he wanted 90% of the royalties. He was awarded an equal third. Born in Sheffield in England in , Oliver Herford was a poet and artist who was often compared to Oscar Wilde for his flamboyance, wit and style. His father was a Unitarian minister and when Herford was just 12 years old the family moved to America settling first in Boston but then moving to Chicago. Herford received a good education throughout his life and quickly became a competent artist and developed a love of humorous poetry. He studied at the Antioch College in Ohio before heading back to England and London, taking art at the Slade School, and then moving on to the prestigious Academie Julien in Paris. His education finished, he came back to the United States in and settled in New York where he forged a successful and popular career as a writer and illustrator. His work began to appear in well-known publications such as Life Magazine and Harper’s Weekly and he went on to write and illustrate a number of books during his lifetime. Popular for his humorous sayings and the author of several plays and scripts, Herford was also a longstanding member of the famous Players’ Club in New York. In , Herford married Margaret Regan who was a popular poet and playwright in her own right and they lived the rest of their days in New York. His work included the words and illustrations for Little Book of Bores but he often wrote short, funny poems such as The Hen and The Chimpanzee that appeared in magazines such as Punch and Century Magazine. He collaborated with a number of prominent writers and illustrators at the time including Ethel Mumford and John Cecil Clay, who once published a book with his name as co-author as a joke. When Herford discovered this he asked for 90 per cent of the royalties but eventually received an equal third – the book was highly successful even though he had no role in its writing. Writing work t
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