Charles Henry Sykes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharles Henry Sykes
American cartoonist
Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1882
Place of Birth: Athens, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 19-Dec-1942
Profession: cartoonist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Charles Henry Sykes
- Charles Henry "Bill" Sykes (November 12, 1882 – December 19, 1942) was an American cartoonist associated with the Philadelphia Public Ledger and Evening Ledger from 1911 until its closing in 1942.
- Born in Athens, Alabama, to William Henry and Jane Palmyra Sykes (nee Hayes), Sykes attended the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, graduating in 1904.
- He did freelance work for two years before entering newspaper work in 1906, with the Philadelphia North American and Williamsport News.
- He then worked for the Nashville Banner in Tennessee until 1911 before joining the Public Ledger later that same year.
- When the Public Ledger was reorganized into the Evening Ledger in 1914, he became that paper's first editorial cartoonist, and remained its only cartoonist until its dissolution in early 1942.
- He married Charlotte Kennedy Hannum on September 11, 1907.
- He was an editorial cartoonist for Life magazine from 1922 to 1928.
- He also designed insignia for several army units, and received a National Headliner Award in 1941.Sykes's early work was distinguished by usage of coquille board for shading.
- His later work incorporated crayon and wash.
- Cartoon historian Richard Marschall described Sykes's technique as "one of the most amiable styles in all cartooning.
- His perspectives were unique, his anatomy precise, and his shading almost theatrical." A 1918 cartoon promoting the fourth Liberty Loan won a gold medal from the Liberty Loan Committee.
- In 1980, over 300 of his cartoons and sketches were donated to Virginia Commonwealth University.
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