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He both studied and taught at the Frederic Mizen Academy of Artist He taught at Baylor both before and after he graduated in 1948.
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Jack B. Hamm
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As a cartoonist and comic strip letterer, he worked on the "Bugs Bunny", "Alley Oop", and "Boots and Her Buddies" comic strips before attending Baylor University to study theology. Jack Hamm started drawing at 5 years old. Hamm went to Frederick Mizen Academy of Art c.
1936-1941.
After finding success in cartoons, he was offered his own creation to which he turned down in order to study ministry at Baylor University from 1945 to 1948. Hamm hosted an early television drawing program, The Jack Hamm Show, in Texas and conceived of what became The New Testament from 26 Translations, published by Zondervan. His work drew praise from such diverse folks as "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz, Norman Vincent Peale, and Federal Bureau of Investigation director J. Edgar Hoover.
By the end of his life, Jack Hamm"s artwork could be found in over 25 books
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Religion
Christian