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The creator of the "Farley" comic strip is currently
celebrating the feature's 27th year in print, first as a nationally
syndicated cartoon and, for the last 17 years, as a local
feature of the San Francisco Chronicle. "Farley"
is the only local daily comic strip in the country. With this
format, a cartoon responding to changing news can be put in
the paper for the next day's edition. When syndicated, the
lag time between drawing the feature and its appearance in
print was five weeks.
Phil has been a resident of Sausalito, just across the Golden
Gate Bridge from San Francisco, for 30 years, along with his
wife Susan. Both Phil and Susan are active in the community.
They lived for 13 years on an 1890s houseboat before moving
to land in 1984.
Phil's studio is a pilot house on an 1880s ferryboat in the
houseboat community and he maintains an office at the San
Francisco Chronicle.
There have been five collections of "Farley" comic
strips produced over the years. There are two currently in
print: "I'M INK, THEREFORE I AM" and "FUR AND
LOAFING IN YOSEMITE".
Phil's cartoon illustration, either incorporating characters
from the comic strip or drawings designed for the specific
client have illustrated materials for the de Young Museum,
the S. F. City Treasurer, Small Business Bureau, minority
businesses, BART, the San Francisco Giants, the San Francisco
Water Conservation department, numerous regional utility companies
and extensive educational materials for Yosemite National
Park.
Phil has had long ties to the park system, initiated by the
comic strip. His wife Susan wrote four guidebooks to National
Parks (Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Muir Woods) which
Phil illustrated. He's a member of the board of the Yosemite
Association and is an honorary California State Park Ranger.
Phil's art can also be seen in every issue of Road and Track,
BayNature and True West magazines.
Books
by Phil Frank.
Messages may be sent to the cartoonist, Phil Frank at the
San Francisco Chronicle
901 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
E-mail: baba@sfchronicle.com
or fax him at (415) 332-6900
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