George Herriman,
Krazy Kat: 6-19, 1930, ink, 6 x 22 3/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1973.
American cartoonist George Herriman was born on this day in 1880. Herriman is best-known for his comic strip
Krazy Kat, of which today's Artwork of the Day is an example. Herriman's work became subject of an important article by art critic Gilbert Seldes, which elevated comic strips to art.