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4 unusual facts about Art Finley


Art Finley

He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, and in the Korean War, he was recalled to active duty as a reserve officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he helped establish radio stations in Newfoundland and Greenland for the Strategic Air Command.

On February 12, 2002, Finley donated tapes of 100 of his memorable radio interviews, to the University of British Columbia Library's Rare Books and Special Collections.

From 1962 to 1981, the San Francisco Chronicle and scores of other North American newspapers published his syndicated daily panel “Art's Gallery”, consisting of 19th Century woodcuts, to which Finley had written humorous modern-day captions.

Art's Gallery

Art's Gallery is a weekly comic strip by Art Finley which featured in the San Francisco Chronicle between 1965 and 1977.



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