Painting, Portrait - Snooky Fisher by George Fisher
Object number2006.054.50
Date1950-2000
Mediumcanvas
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPortrait of Rosemary Snook Fisher by her husband George Fisher. She is wearing her wedding gown. While stationed in Bournemouth, England Fisher met an artist named Rosemary Snook. After the war, Fisher married Snook and began hiding her nickname, "Snooky", into most of his cartoons. Finding the hidden nickname became a favorite game for those who read his cartoons regularly.George Edward Fisher was born on April 8, 1923 near Searcy, Arkansas. In 1943, he was called to active duty with the Army Reserves. His first position as a cartoonist was with the West Memphis News. After the West Memphis News closed in 1949, he began drawing political cartoons free of charge for the North Little Rock Times. He was hired by the Arkansas Gazette in 1972 and worked there until the Arkansas Democrat bought its assets in 1991. Afterwards he drew for the Arkansas Times. Fisher passed away on December 15, 2003 of a heart attack at his drawing board in his Little Rock home.
Status
Not on view
