ABOUT SKIP WILLIAMSON
Satirical cartoon artist who was a leading figure in the underground comix movement. He was particularly known for his political and satirical work and for his character Snappy Sammy Smoot.
He published his first cartoon in HELP! magazine in 1961, one of Harvey Kurtzman's publications, the editor of which was Gloria Steinem. He gained national recognition for this cartoon after it was heralded on "The Tonight Show" by comedian Dick Gregory .
His work was displayed in Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
He was given the nickname "Skip" by his grandmother.
He was a longtime friend of Civil Rights leader Abbie Hoffman .
