He was a master of black humor: Who is Chas Addams?
Addams, who attracted great attention with his cartoons in the 1940s, previously dealt with sexuality, office life, and family relations. Later he turned to black humor.
American cartoonist. His real name is Charles Samuel Addams. He was born on January 7, 1912, in Westfield, New Jersey. At the age of twelve, he was engaged in drawing, sending his works to various competitions. He studied at Philadelphia University's School of Architecture and New York's Grand Central School of Art for one year. After working as a graphic designer between 1932-1934, he continued his life as a freelance cartoonist. After his first work, which he managed to sell to the New Yorker in 1933, his lines appeared regularly in this and other magazines. He has released cartoon albums. A number of television movies have also been made based on the characters he created.
Addams, who attracted great attention with his cartoons in the 1940s, previously dealt with sexuality, office life, and family relations. Later he turned to black humor. His work in this genre has become compelling critiques of everyday life, through images of horrifying detail. By creating witches, vampires, vultures, and similar fantastical characters, he gravitated towards a content that shook American society's image of family happiness and comfortable everyday life.
WORKS:
Drawn and Quartered, 1942;
Addams and Evil, 1947;
Monster Rally, 1950;
Nightcrawlers, 1957;
Black Maria. 1960;
The Charles Addams Mother Goose.