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Bill Hume: 1916-2009
I’m a little late to announce this, but William “Bill” Hume passed away on June 27th, 2009. Hume was a multi-talented artist, born and raised in Columbia, Mo., and living here most of his life. He was 93 years old at the time of his death.
His best known contributions to the cartooning world were newspaper cartoons he created during a year long stint in Japan as part of the U.S. Navy reserves in 1951. Hume’s cartoons were later published into four books detailing how the U.S. sailors related with the Japanese girls and culture. The books included Babysan: a private look at the Japanese occupation, When We Get Back Home, Babysan’s World – the Hume’ N Slant on Japan, and Anchors are heavy.
His death was covered online by The Comics Reporter, and The Hairy Green Eyeball. A painting made by Hume in the 1960′s is currently up as part of the 50 Years of Columbia Art League exhibit until November 21st. (The painting is shown in the background of this picture with Hume taken in 2006.)
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