Larry Hama (b. 1949)

Notes:

His archival repository is at New York University Libraries, Fales Library and Special Collections, https://findingaids.library.nyu.edu/fales/mss_337/ .

To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

Portrait image by: Alex Lozupone; title: Comic writer/artist Larry Hama in his home office. Portrait image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license:
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Name:

Other Names:

  1. C. Bunkers Type: Studio Name
  2. The Crusty Bunkers Type: Studio Name
  3. Hama Type: Common Alternative Name
    Family name: Hama
  4. L. K. Hama Type: Common Alternative Name
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Signatures:

  1. Hama [generic]
  2. L. Hama [generic]
  3. Larry Hama [generic]

Awards:

  1. 2012: Inkpot Award - [no name]
  2. 2022: Eisner Award - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices
  3. 2024: Harvey Award - Harvey Kurtzman Award Hall of Fame

Relations:

  1. Employee of - Cloud Studios
    Notes: Did pencils and inks for the studio during 1972.
  2. Employee of - Crusty Bunkers (b. 1972)
    Notes: Did pencils and inks circa 1975 to circa 1976.
  3. Employee of - Wally Wood Studio (b. 1964)

Schools:

  1. High School of Art and Design [NYC] ? to ?

Art Influences:

Larry Hama (b. 1949) stated influences by:
  1. Chuck McCain
  2. Ryunosuke Akutagawa
  3. Neal Adams (b. 1941)
  4. Carl Barks (b. 1901)
  5. Donald Barthelme (b. 1931)
  6. Jorge Luis Borges (b. 1899)
  7. Milton Caniff (b. 1907)
  8. Charles Dickens (b. 1812)
  9. Evan Hunter (b. 1926)
  10. Harvey Kurtzman (b. 1924)
  11. Ralph Reese (b. 1949)
  12. Gahan Wilson (b. 1930)
  13. Wally Wood (b. 1927)
Influences by Larry Hama (b. 1949) were stated by:
  1. Gary Kwapisz (b. 1961)
  2. Doug Murray (b. 1947)
  3. Pat Redding (b. 1961)
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