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Charles Johnson Post
1873–1956
Known as both an artist and a writer, this early 20th-century American figure moved easily between journalism, illustration, film, and books. His career gives his work an unusual mix of visual detail, curiosity, and practical know-how.
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About the author
Born in New York City in 1873, Charles Johnson Post built a varied career as an artist, journalist, writer, and public official. Archival records describe him as an American cartoonist, writer, painter, and government official, while library and biographical sources note his work as an artist-journalist and editorial writer with the Associated Press.
He was not only a man of letters but also a man of images and invention. Sources credit him with directing The Making of a Sailor for the Navy Department, and surviving references to his life connect him with books including Private Enterprise Did This and The Little War of Private Post. That wide range of experience helps explain why his writing can feel grounded in observation and shaped by a strong visual sense.
Post died in New York City in 1956. Reliable sources found for this overview confirm many parts of his career, but I did not find a trustworthy portrait page with a clearly usable author photograph, so no profile image is included here.