Born: 1927 March 27 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States

Notes: Family in arts: daughter Mindy Eisman and wife Adri Eisman.

Additional biographical details can be found in Cartoonist PROfiles #34 (1977) and #46 (1980).

He was a ghost penciller for Vince Colletta in 1960-64.

He was a teacher at the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Arts 1976-94 and possibly onwards.


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Name:

    Hy Eisman Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Hy Family name: Eisman

Other Names:

  1. Hyman Eisman Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Hyman Family name: Eisman

Schools:

  1. Art Career School [NYC] ? to ?


Signatures:

  1. Hy Eisman
  2. Hy Eisman [generic]

Awards:

  1. 1975: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Humor Comic Book Division
  2. 1983: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Comic Book Division

Art Influences:

Hy Eisman (b. 1927) stated influences by:
  1. Percy Crosby (b. 1891)
  2. Hal Foster (b. 1892)
  3. Clifford McBride (b. 1901)
  4. Alex Raymond (b. 1909)
  5. Raeburn Van Buren (b. 1891)
Influences by Hy Eisman (b. 1927) were stated by:
  1. Rob Leigh

Memberships:

  1. National Cartoonist Society Type: member
    Notes: Bails describes him as "general membership representative".


Non Comics Works:

  1. Publication Title: cartoon mats for planned communication services and public relations media (other) - Role: artist - Years: 1966 - 1971
    Employer Name : unknown
    Work Title: artist

  2. Publication Title: humorous greeting cards (other) - Role: artist - Years: 1950 - 1959
    Employer Name : unknown
    Work Title: artist

  3. Publication Title: It Happened in N. J. (newspaper) - Role: artist - Years: 1953 - 1956
    Employer Name : Newark News
    Work Title: writer, pencils, inks

  4. Publication Title: Japanese toys and stationery (other) - Role: artist - Years: 1980 - 1983
    Employer Name : unknown
    Work Title: artist

  5. Publication Title: packaging (other) - Role: artist - Years: 1950 - 1953
    Employer Name : Fuld Co.
    Work Title: artist

  6. Publication Title: posters (other) - Role: artist - Year: 1960
    Employer Name : N. J. Bell
    Work Title: artist

  7. Publication Title: various (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1956
    Employer Name : J. J. Little and Ives
    Work Title: artist and colorist

  8. Publication Title: various paperbacks (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1956
    Employer Name : J. J. Little and Ives
    Work Title: artist


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