art.wikisort.org - Artist

Cloyd Jonathan "C.J." Sweigert (February 20, 1897– February 20, 1973) was an American political cartoonist and fine art painter, based in Palo Alto, California.[1][2]

Cloyd Jonathan Sweigert
Born	(1897-02-20)February 20, 1897 Santa Clara Valley, California, U.S.
Died	February 20, 1973(1973-02-20) (aged 76) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Other names	C.J. Sweigert, CJ Sweigert
Occupation	editorial cartoonist, painter

About

Sweigert was born on February 20, 1897, on a farm in the Santa Clara Valley near San Jose, his family were early pioneers of the area.[2] He attended University of California, Berkeley (class of 1918) where he studied agriculture and University of California, Davis, however he was a self-taught painter.[1][3] He served in the United States Army during World War I.[2]

Sweigert joined the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper in 1932, working as a political cartoonist until his retirement in 1955.[4][2] Sweigert's cartoon after the death of Winston Churchill was widely published in England.[1] He had been a member of the Palo Alto Art Club (now known as the Pacific Art League), and a member of the Bohemian Club in San Francisco.[1]

In 1951 and 1952, he was awarded the Freedoms Foundation Medal in cartooning.[1] In 1953, he was awarded the Christopher Medal for "best cartoon of the year".[1]

He lived at a home on 1365 Forest Avenue in Palo Alto, from 1941 until his death in 1973.[2] Sweigert died on this 76th birthday (February 20, 1973) in his home, after a battle with emphysema.[4] He was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park.[1]

See also

• List of people from Palo Alto

References

External links

• Sweigert, Cloyd J. in the Cartoon Collection at the Library of Congress
• Cloyd Jonathan Sweigert (1897–1973) on AskArt.com

---