E. Simms Campbell

E. Simms Campbell
BornElmer Simms Campbell
(1906-01-02)January 2, 1906
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJanuary 27, 1971(1971-01-27) (aged 65)
White Plains, New York, U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist
Notable works
Cuties

Elmer Simms Campbell (January 2, 1906 – January 27, 1971) was an American commercial artist best known as the cartoonist who signed his work, E. Simms Campbell. The first African-American cartoonist published in nationally distributed, slick magazines, he created Esky, the familiar pop-eyed mascot of Esquire.