Background
Hill, Draper was born on July 1, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of L. Draper and Jean Hutchins (Thompson) Hill.
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Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Ex-libris with book plate. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages; Physical desc.: vi, 266 p., 95 p. of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. Subject: Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
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Hill, Draper was born on July 1, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of L. Draper and Jean Hutchins (Thompson) Hill.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Harvard C., 1957; postgrad, Slade School Fine Arts, University College, London, England., 1960-1963.
Reporter and cartoonist Quincy (Massachusetts) Patriot Ledger, 1957-1960. Editorial cartoonist Worcester (Massachusetts) Telegram, 1964-1971, Commercial Appeal, Memphis, 1971-1976, The Detroit News, 1976-1999. Contributing cartoonist Oakland Press, Pontiac, Michigan, 2003—2004.
Director Play of Month Guild, New York City, 1958-1982. Instructor drawing Worcester Art School, 1967-1971. Lecturer Thomas Nast, Garibaldi, Beerbohm, Gillray, and others.
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Member Egyptians, Memphis, 1972—1976, Club Odd Volumes, Boston, 1965—2000. Member advisory board Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon, New York City, 1980—1993, since 1998. Member of Witagemote Society, Association American Editorial Cartoonists Notebook (Second vice president 1972-1974, 1st vice president 1974-1975, president 1975-1976, author quarterly column History Corner Association Notebook 1974-1999), Prismatic Club.
Married Sarah Randolph Adams, April 22, 1967. Children: Jennifer Randolph, Jonathan Draper.