Object Details
graphic artist
Mikkelsen, Henning Dahl
publisher
United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Description (Brief)
This pen-and-ink drawing produced for the Ferd’nand comic strip shows the title character looking for his glasses. He cannot remember where he left them until he sits down to read the newspaper and realizes he's just broken them.
Henning Dahl Mikkelsen (1915-1982) was a Danish comic artist who worked in animation in Copenhagen and in filmmaking in London. In 1937 he created the Ferd’nand strip, which was syndicated in European and later American newspapers. Mikkelsen became an American citizen in 1954. He continued writing the strip until his death in 1982.
Ferd’nand (1937-2012) was first published in Copenhagen in 1937. It became syndicated and was first published in the United States in 1947. The characters in the strip included Ferd'nand, his wife, his son, and the family dog. The likable and extended strip also became popular with international readers because of its lack of dialogue.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Newspaper Comics Council, Inc., New York, NY
date made
1966-08-24
ID Number
GA.22641
catalog number
22641
accession number
277502
Object Name
drawing
Object Type
Drawings
Other Terms
drawing; Pen and Ink
Physical Description
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12.9 cm x 40.1 cm; 5 1/16 in x 15 13/16 in
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_797313