Chris Ware

American · b. 1967 · Illustrator

Franklin Christenson Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his Acme Novelty Library series (begun in 1994) and the graphic novels Jimmy Corrigan,… (Wikipedia)

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Franklin Christenson Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his Acme Novelty Library series (begun in 1994) and the graphic novels Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth (2000), Building Stories (2012) and Rusty Brown (2019). His works explore themes of social isolation, emotional torment and depression.

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Born 1967Occupation IllustratorWikidata Q1077842 ↗ULAN 500125648 ↗

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Eye FilmmuseumWhitney Museum of American ArtArt Institute of Chicago

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Also known as Franklin Christenson Ware

Artist record compiled from: Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Wikidata (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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