Sam Chinkes
Born in 1923, New York City
Before the age of ten, Sam originated cartoon characters, stories for them and drew them in cartoon strips. He had managed to get free strips of waste paper cuttings from a local printer. Those strips were about 2”x14”. He majored in art in high school. After military service during 1942-1945 he attended the Veteran’s Art Center, the Art Students League and Pratt Institute between 1946-1951. In 1962 he established Sound Advertising, a full service advertising and public relations agency. A very...more
