Alex Blum

Alex Blum
Born Blum Sándor Aladár
(1889-02-07)February 7, 1889
Hungary
Died September 1, 1969(1969-09-01) (aged 80)
Rye, New York
Nationality American
Area(s) Artist
Notable works
Classics Illustrated numerous etchings
Blum illustration from Classics Illustrated issue 87, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Alexander Anthony Blum (February 7, 1889–September 1969)[1] was a comic book artist best remembered for his contributions to the long-running comic book series Classics Illustrated (1941–1971).[2] Born in Hungary, Blum studied at the National Academy of Design in New York before signing-on with the Eisner & Iger shop. In the 1930s and 1940s, his work appeared in Fox Comics, Quality Comics, and Fiction House. He later illustrated twenty-five Classics Illustrated titles as well as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the debut issue of Classics Illustrated Junior. Blum died in 1969 in Rye, New York.

List of works

Notes

  1. Social Security Death Index, SS# 085-18-0640.
  2. William B. Jones Jr., Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, with Illustrations (Jefferson, NC, and London: McFarland, 2002), pp. 61 ff.
  3. William B. Jones Jr., Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, with Illustrations (Jefferson, NC, and London: McFarland, 2002), Appendix E, p. 229 (covering both Classics Illustrated Junior artwork references).
  4. Jones, Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History (2002), Appendix A, pp. 218-223 (covering all Classics Illustrated artwork references).
  5. Jones, Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History (2002), Appendix F, p. 233.

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