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Henry "Hank" Barrow
© Henry Barrow. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Henry "Hank" Barrow
© Henry Barrow. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA

Henry "Hank" Barrow

Cartoonist for the Omaha World Herald, American, 1905 - 1985
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Birth PlaceLouisiana, United States
Death PlaceOrlando, Florida, United States
Henry "Hank" Barrow was born in Louisiana in 1905. Early in his career, in the 1930's, he illustrated the serialized story, "Santa and the White Rose" and the daily comic panel "The Gay Thirties" for the Associated Press. In 1949 Barrow joined the staff of the World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska); his first editorial cartoon was published on August 9, 1949. Barrow retired from the World-Herald on August 1, 1971. Executive Editor Louis G. Gerdes wrote, "Unlike some cartoonists, Henry Barrow was extremely generous in passing out originals of his more than 6,000 drawings that appeared during his nearly 22 years with The World-Herald…."