Pap Dean

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Preston Allen Dean Jr. (August 25, 1915 – August 15, 2011) was an American political cartoonist, author, and illustrator in Louisiana known as Pap Dean.[1][2][3] He was inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame in 1993.[4]

Life and career

Dean was born in Colfax, Louisiana to Preston Allen Dean Sr. and Addie Swafford Dean. He attended Colfax High School.[5] He graduated from Louisiana State University in 1937. He also studied at Chicago Art Institute.[6]

Dean served in the military during World War II,[6][7] retiring from the U.S. Army Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel.[8]

Dean worked for the Shreveport Times from 1938 until his retirement in 1979.[9] He wrote and illustrated books on Louisiana, Natchitoches, Central Louisiana, and Colfax, Louisiana. He married and had children.[10]

Death and legacy

Dean died on August 15, 2011, at the age of 95.[10]

LSU Shreveport has a collection of his cartoons.[8]

Books

  • Louisiana: A Political History in Cartoon and Narrative[10]
  • Historic Natchitoches[10]
  • Beauty of the Cane[10]
  • Central Louisiana Historical Homesteads and the Families Who Touched Them[10]
  • Colfax: Its Place in Louisiana[10]

References