Cartoons by Charles Addams

February 15, 2010

Charles Adams with his wife Barbara (1955)

Charles Addams was an American cartoonist (1912 – 1988). His work was featured in the New Yorker. I’m a big fan of his work including The Addams Family, which is being turned into a Broadway musical.

Charles Addams on location sketching (1946)

Charles Addams sketching a model posing as Morticia Addams for "The Addams Family cartoon" (1946)

Charles Addams sketching a model posing as Morticia Addams for "The Addams Family" cartoon (1946)

Model posing as Morticia Addams (1946)

Addams sketching on location for "The Addams Family" (1946)

The Addams Family:

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