Burne Hogarth; Tarzan Illustrator

Burne Hogarth, 84, author and illustrator who drew the Tarzan comic strip for 15 years. A native of Chicago who studied at the Chicago Art Institute, Hogarth in 1937 took over the strip based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ fictional lord of the jungle. Considered a master of pictorial fiction, Hogarth later published the books “Tarzan of the Apes” and “Jungle Tales of Tarzan.” In 1950, he co-founded New York’s School of Visual Arts, where he lectured and wrote popular textbooks on anatomy and drawing. He also published successful mainstream sketchbooks including “The Arcane Eye of Hogarth” in 1992. Hogarth served as president of the National Cartoonists Society and earned its silver plaque for best illustration three times. He was honored for his artwork by Canada, Italy, Spain and France, and his work has been exhibited around the world, including at the Musee des Art Decoratifs of Paris’ Louvre. A resident of Los Angeles, Hogarth was recently in France to receive an award at the comic arts festival of Angouleme. On Jan. 28 in Paris of a heart attack.