Norman Theodore Mingo (January 25, 1896 – May 8, 1980) was an American commercial artist and illustrator. He is most famous for being commissioned to formalize the image of Alfred E. Neuman for Mad. [1]

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Norman Mingo climbed the career ladder as an artist rather quickly. As a child, Mingo was already winning art contests—one prize he earned from a competition included the opportunity to participate in a correspondence course.

Two of the most famous fictional characters of the twentieth century -- Alfred E. Neuman and Archie Bunker -- share the spotlight on this fantastic cover image by Norman Mingo.

Norman Mingo was a U.S. commercial artist, who illustrated various advertisements, paperbacks and magazine covers, including for American Weekly, Pictorial Review, Ladies' Home Journal and The New York Times, before he eventually became acquainted with the publication he's...

Norman Theodore Mingo (20 January 1896 – 8 May 1980) was an American commercial artist and illustrator. He is most famous for being commissioned to formalize the image of Alfred E. Neuman for Mad. A prolific magazine illustrator in the Norman Rockwell vein, Mingo resided in the Chicago area for decades before retiring to Tarrytown, New York.

Best known for his illustration portraits of Alfred E Neuman, Norman Mingo was an illustrator for "Mad Magazine". He also worked for Pocket Books doing paperback covers and did sexy pin-ups for men's magazines, as well as story art for "American Weekly", "Ladies' Home Journal" and "Pictorial Review".

May 9, 1980 · Norman Mingo, an artist and magazine illustrator who popularized the vacuous, strabismic, slightly leering face of "Alfred E. Neuman" as the trademark of Mad Magazine, died yesterday at St....

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Norman Theodore Mingo (January 25, 1896 – May 8, 1980) was an American commercial artist and illustrator. He is most well-known for brute commissioned to formalize the image of Alfred E. Neuman for Mad.

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