Gilbert Shelton

Summary

Gilbert Shelton is a human^[1]. Born in Houston^[2], he… he was born on May 31, 1940^[3]. He worked as a comics artist^[4], journalist^[5], caricaturist^[6], visual artist^[7], and illustrator^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (268 views/month, #7,181 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Houston^[2], Gilbert Shelton…
• Gilbert Shelton was born on May 31, 1940^[3].
• Gilbert Shelton held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Gilbert Shelton worked as a comics artist^[4].
• Gilbert Shelton's professions included journalist^[5].
• Gilbert Shelton worked as a caricaturist^[6].
• Gilbert Shelton's professions included visual artist^[7].
• Gilbert Shelton worked as an illustrator^[8].
• Gilbert Shelton worked as a draftsperson^[11].
• Gilbert Shelton's field of work was caricature^[12].
• Gilbert Shelton's field of work was comics^[13].
• Gilbert Shelton was educated at Texas A&M University^[14].
• Gilbert Shelton was educated at University of Texas at Austin^[15].
• Gilbert Shelton's education included a stint at Lamar High School^[16].
• Gilbert Shelton was educated at Washington and Lee University^[17].
• Gilbert Shelton received the Inkpot Award^[18].
• Gilbert Shelton received the Will Eisner Hall of Fame^[19].
• Gilbert Shelton is recorded as male^[20].
• Gilbert Shelton's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Gilbert Shelton's Commons category is recorded as Gilbert Shelton^[22].
• Gilbert Shelton's family name is recorded as Shelton^[23].
• Gilbert Shelton's given name is recorded as Gilbert^[24].
• Gilbert Shelton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• Gilbert Shelton's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1959^[26].
• Gilbert Shelton's end of work period is recorded as January 1, 2009^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1940-05-31^[30]

• Community tags: cartoonist^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: dfa26f92-c289-405c-8e52-e78b0ecc09e6^[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Houston^[2], Gilbert Shelton… he was born on May 31, 1940^[3].

Education

Educated at Texas A&M University^[14], a public research university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1876^[35], headquartered in College Station^[36]; University of Texas at Austin^[15], a public research university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1883^[39], headquartered in Austin^[40]; Lamar High School^[16], a high school^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1936^[43]; and Washington and Lee University^[17], a private university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1749^[46].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include comics artist^[4], journalist^[5], caricaturist^[6], visual artist^[7], illustrator^[8], and draftsperson^[11]. Fields of work include caricature^[12], an art genre^[47] and comics^[13], a type of arts^[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Inkpot Award^[18], an award^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1974^[51] and Will Eisner Hall of Fame^[19], a hall of fame^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1988^[54].

Why It Matters

Gilbert Shelton ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (268 views/month, #7,181 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55]

Works attributed to him include The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers^[56], a comic strip^[57] and Zap Comix^[58], a comic book series^[59].

FAQs

Where was Gilbert Shelton born?

Gilbert Shelton was born in Houston^[2].

What did Gilbert Shelton do for work?

Gilbert Shelton worked as comics artist^[4], journalist^[5], caricaturist^[6], visual artist^[7], and illustrator^[8].

Where did Gilbert Shelton go to school?

Gilbert Shelton was educated at Texas A&M University^[14], University of Texas at Austin^[15], Lamar High School^[16], and Washington and Lee University^[17].

What awards did Gilbert Shelton receive?

Honors received include Inkpot Award^[18] and Will Eisner Hall of Fame^[19].