Gelett
Burgess was born in Boston
Massachusetts in 1861, and graduated from MIT University. He combined his
talent for illustrations and his sense of humor with catchy rhymes and
created many lasting literary treasure for generations of enjoyment.
Early in his career, he created a publication called The Lark. It is from this publication that his famous Goops characters were brought to popularity. " A lasting creation to come out of that series (The Lark) was "The Goop: Constructed on a Plan Beyond the Intellect of Man." Goops were boneless creatures with three eyes and no mouth, that appeared in many of his later cartoons. His gig at The Lark ended in 1897, whereupon he began concentrating mainly on book publication. 1900 was the date of one of his more famous volumes, The Goops and How to Be Them. By that time, Goops had come to be associated with less-than-perfect children." - Toonpedia.com
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