Karl Hubenthal (1917–1998) was an American cartoonist who did both editorial and sports cartoons.

Biography

Hubenthal (known as "Hubie") attended both

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(class of 1935) and Chouinard Art School, now

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, in

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.Karl Hubenthal–Biography
Bob Staake and The Estate of Karl Hubenthal, 1999, Retrieved 9/30/2010 Hubenthal got his first job in the Art Department of the

Los Angeles Herald-Express The ''Los Angeles Herald-Express'' was one of Los Angeles' oldest newspapers, formed after a combination of the '' Los Angeles Herald'' and the '' Los Angeles Express''. After a 1962 combination with Hearst Corporation's ''Los Angeles Examiner ...

, the same year he graduated from high school. A few years later, Hubenthal began drawing a weekly sports cartoons. Eventually, Hubenthal left to serve in the Marine Corps during World War II.Karl Hubenthal Papers
Syracuse University, 6 Nov 2009, Retrieved 9/30/2010

Career

Following the war Hubenthal worked as a freelancer, focusing on advertisements. By 1949, he went back to cartooning at another Hearst publication, the

Los Angeles Examiner The ''Los Angeles Examiner'' was a newspaper founded in 1903 by William Randolph Hearst in Los Angeles, California. The afternoon ''Los Angeles Herald-Express'' and the morning ''Los Angeles Examiner'', both of which had been publishing in the ...

. He became the Examiner's full-time

editorial cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or curren ...

in 1956. In 1961, he designed the helmet, uniforms, and original Norseman logo for the

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansion ...

on behalf of new Vikings general manager

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and head coach

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, who he had known when they were with the

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. When his former publication, the Herald-Express was combined with the Examiner in 1962 Hubenthal's cartoons were carried over to the new publication (the Herald-Examiner). While Hubenthal's work was also in syndication to other Hearst publications and he was also continued to draw sports cartoons and other pieces of sports-themed art. Hubenthal's work was distributed nationally by Hearst's publications for over 30 years. He retired from the Herald-Examiner in 1982. He was a founding member and served as President of the

Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA) was founded in 1953 by a group of Southern California artists and designers "...to promote the professional status of illustration art as well as foster both philanthropic and educational goals". ...

, President of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists, and Regional Director of the

National Cartoonists Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...

. He died of cancer in 1998.

Awards

With a newspaper career that spanned 47 years, Hubenthal won 25 Freedom Foundation medals, the National Headliners Award, the Helms Foundation medal, and received five

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nominations. Hubenthal also received seven awards from the

National Cartoonist Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...

. He received the NCS Editorial Cartoon Award for 1961, 1967, and 1970, and their Sports Cartoon Award for 1971, 1979, 1980, and 1982.Division Awards: Newspaper Illustration
, ''Reuben.org'', National Cartoonist Sociely

References

External links

NCS Awards
* ttp://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/h/hubenthal_k.htm#adminlink Karl Hubenthal Papers 1952-1967at Syracuse University (primary source material)
The Ohio State Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum: Karl Hubenthal Collection Guide
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hubenthal, Karl American cartoonists 1998 deaths 1917 births People from Cuming County, Nebraska