Gilbert Bundy
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Gilbert Bundy (1911 – November 21, 1955) was an American cartoonist and illustrator, particularly for Esquire, Life, Judge, and The Saturday Evening Post magazines. He killed himself on the 12th anniversary of a deeply traumatic experience as a war artist in the Battle of Tarawa.
Bundy was born in Centralia, Illinois.[1] His father was a scout for an oil company, so they lived in several oil boom towns across Oklahoma, with Bundy finishing high school in Winfield, Kansas.[1][2]
Bundy's career started in Kansas City, working for an engraving company, and then he moved to New York City in 1929, to draw cartoons for Life and Judge magazines.[1][2] Bundy's "stylish character studies helped establish Esquire magazine", which began publishing in 1933.[3] According to Martin Plimmer, "Bundy's work was painstakingly researched, the result of numerous life studies, the final version being drawn from memory to add spontaneity."[3]
