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Art Castillo was a cartoonist and writer whose work appeared in fanzines. [[Habakkuk]], [[Warhoon]], and other fanzines published his cartoons, illustrations, and articles. Castillo was also associated with the [[Fortean Society]] and published artwork in the Fortean magazine Doubt.  
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'''Arthur Castillo''' (born Arturo Teodoro Castillo) was a [[cartoon]]ist and [[fanwriter]] active in the 1950s whose work appeared in such [[fanzines]] as ''[[The Journal of Science Fiction]], [[Inside]], [[Habakkuk]]'' and ''[[Warhoon]]''.  
  
In 2016 Joshua Blubuhs published an essay on Art Castillo as a Fortean on his
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A native of [[Chicago]], Castillo moved to [[New York]], where he shared lodgings with [[Bill Donaho]] and belonged to the [[Fanarchists (NY)]]. For a time, Castillo lived with [[Trina Robbins]], who then used the name Trina Castillo, though they were not married; they moved to the [[Bay Area]] in the late ’50s, where they were active in local [[fandom]]. He also lived in [[Mexico]] for a while, went back to NYC in 1961 and finally moved to [[Kansas]], where he died of colon cancer at age 31.
[http://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/art-castillo-as-a-fortean blog]
 
  
In the nineteen fifties. for a time, Art Castillo lived with [[Trina Robbins]], who then used the name Trina Castillo, though they were not married.  
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Castillo was also associated with the [[Fortean Society]], and his [[art]]work appeared in the [[Fortean]] magazine ''Doubt''.  
  
A death notice for Castillo appeared in [https://fanac.org/fanzines/FANAC/fanac_088.pdf Fanac 88.]  
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* [https://fanac.org/fanzines/FANAC/fanac_088.pdf Brief obituary] by [[Walter Breen]] in ''[[Fanac (Carr)]]'' 88 (September 10, 1962, p. 4).
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*[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-manhattan-mercury-art-castillo-obitu/126402813/ Death notice], The Manhattan (KS) Mercury, April 20, 1962, p. 2.
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*[http://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/art-castillo-as-a-fortean “Art Castillo as a Fortean”] by Joshua BluBuhs, ''From an Oblique Angle'', May 25, 2016.
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*[https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/the-remarkable-life-of-art-castillo-and-moulin-jimmys/ “The remarkable life of Art Castillo and Moulin Jimmy’s”] by Hannah Edgar, Chicago Reader, December 8, 2020: Article about a panoramic mural of caricatures Castillo created in 1955 for Chicago’s Woodlawn Tap, which still existed when the tavern closed during the [[Covid-19]] pandemic. The article mentions that Castillo's archives were in the possession of John Oppenheimer, a longtime friend, then resident of Whidbey Island, [[Washington State|Washington]].
  
In 2020 Hannah Edgar published an article on Castillo in the [https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/the-remarkable-life-of-art-castillo-and-moulin-jimmys/ Chicago Reader]. The focus of the article was Moulin Jimmy's, a panoramic mural of caricatures Castillo created in the nineteen fifties for a tavern in Chicago. The mural still existed when the tavern closed during the pandemic. The article mentions that Castillo's archives were in the possession of John Oppenheimer, a long time friend, then resident of Whidbey Island, Washington.
 
  
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[[File:ArtCastillo-Art.jpeg|thumb|center|650 px|'''Art by Art Castillo from ''[[Inside]]'' 53 ([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Inside/Inside53.pdf September 1958]).''' ]]
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Latest revision as of 11:19, 14 June 2023

(November 3, 1930 – April 19, 1962)

Arthur Castillo (born Arturo Teodoro Castillo) was a cartoonist and fanwriter active in the 1950s whose work appeared in such fanzines as The Journal of Science Fiction, Inside, Habakkuk and Warhoon.

A native of Chicago, Castillo moved to New York, where he shared lodgings with Bill Donaho and belonged to the Fanarchists. For a time, Castillo lived with Trina Robbins, who then used the name Trina Castillo, though they were not married; they moved to the Bay Area in the late ’50s, where they were active in local fandom. He also lived in Mexico for a while, went back to NYC in 1961 and finally moved to Kansas, where he died of colon cancer at age 31.

Castillo was also associated with the Fortean Society, and his artwork appeared in the Fortean magazine Doubt.


Art by Art Castillo from Inside 53 (September 1958).



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