The World of Jak Smyrl - South Carolina Artist, Journalist, Cartoonist

Some artists' lives are worth chronicling because their unique vision and their works are fine-tuned to capturing the flavor of an era and its color--Jak Smyrl's life is one of these.

About the author

Joan A. Inabinet and L. Glen Inabinet, freelance writers and editors specializing in local history, are former teachers, English and history, respectively, and co-authors of A History of Kershaw County, South Carolina, with seven books between them.

Summary

“I was just a poor artist. I couldn't afford a ‘C’.”This quip by Jak Smyrl, born Oscar Jackson Smyrl, Jr., in Camden, South Carolina, captures all the charm, humility, and humour of a one-of-a-kind character, beloved cartoonist, artist, and journalist who uniquely rendered his era and place with his pen, brushes, and words.

Product details

• Authors: Joan A Inabinet, Joan A. Inabinet, L Glen Inabinet, L. Glen Inabinet
• Publisher: The University of South Carolina Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781643360492
• ISBN: 978-1-64336-049-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 226 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 635 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Graphic Novel / Comic: Humor, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Biography / Autobiography, HUMOR / Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons