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Sheridan Anderson
Sheridan Andreas Mulholland Anderson (18 September 1936 — 31 March 1984) was an American cartoonist, fly fisherman, outdoorsman, illustrator, author, and sign painter.
He is primarily known for being the author of the cult classic Curtis Creek Manifesto, a 48-page illustrated guide to fly fishing that has sold close to one million copies and has been reprinted over 20 times since its first publication in 1978.
Anderson was born on September 18, 1936, in Los Angeles. His father, first enrolled in the Army, then a car salesman, moved the family to Salt Lake City where Anderson spent most of his early life drawing and painting.
His uncle-in-law Grant was the only angler among his relatives and the one that taught him fly fishing on the rivers of West Yellowstone and Montana.
While Anderson studied art at the University of Utah, he dropped out after two semesters, never completing his studies. Afterwards he attended some college courses around the Western United States, spending most of his 20s wandering from place to place.
In his vagabonding Anderson eventually met climbers that led him to Camp 4, a campground in Yosemite National Park that was the epicenter of the American rock climbing scene during the 60s. Camp 4 attracted pioneers such as Chuck Pratt, Steve Roper, Yvon Chouinard and Royal Robbins, whom Anderson befriended. He was especially close to Chouinard, Patagonia's founder, whom he used to fish with. While not as skilled a climber, Anderson partook in at least two first ascents: Andy’s Inferno in 1964, and Aunt Fanny’s Pantry in 1965.
Anderson spent nearly two decades embedded in Camp 4's climbing community, taking on the role of unofficial artist-in-residence and gaining a reputation for using his satirical cartoons to poke fun at any climbing star who dared to take themselves too seriously. During this time he also applied his artistry beyond the campground, illustrating how-to climbing books Basic Rockcraft and Advanced Rockcraft written by Royal Robbins, as well as contributing words and cartoons to climbing magazines such as Summit (America’s first monthly climbing magazine), Ascent, Mountain, and Mountain Gazette. During this time, trying not to be recognized by the publishers of Summit, he took on the pen name of "E. Lovejoy Wolfinger III" so that he could contribute to the short-lived, off-color, climbing zine Vulgarian Digest.
When he wasn't spending summers in Yosemite, Anderson wintered in places like Reno, Bishop, and, mostly, San Francisco, where he sometimes made ends meet as a sign painter and regularly haunted the Golden Gate casting ponds and local fly shops.
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Sheridan Anderson
Sheridan Andreas Mulholland Anderson (18 September 1936 — 31 March 1984) was an American cartoonist, fly fisherman, outdoorsman, illustrator, author, and sign painter.
He is primarily known for being the author of the cult classic Curtis Creek Manifesto, a 48-page illustrated guide to fly fishing that has sold close to one million copies and has been reprinted over 20 times since its first publication in 1978.
Anderson was born on September 18, 1936, in Los Angeles. His father, first enrolled in the Army, then a car salesman, moved the family to Salt Lake City where Anderson spent most of his early life drawing and painting.
His uncle-in-law Grant was the only angler among his relatives and the one that taught him fly fishing on the rivers of West Yellowstone and Montana.
While Anderson studied art at the University of Utah, he dropped out after two semesters, never completing his studies. Afterwards he attended some college courses around the Western United States, spending most of his 20s wandering from place to place.
In his vagabonding Anderson eventually met climbers that led him to Camp 4, a campground in Yosemite National Park that was the epicenter of the American rock climbing scene during the 60s. Camp 4 attracted pioneers such as Chuck Pratt, Steve Roper, Yvon Chouinard and Royal Robbins, whom Anderson befriended. He was especially close to Chouinard, Patagonia's founder, whom he used to fish with. While not as skilled a climber, Anderson partook in at least two first ascents: Andy’s Inferno in 1964, and Aunt Fanny’s Pantry in 1965.
Anderson spent nearly two decades embedded in Camp 4's climbing community, taking on the role of unofficial artist-in-residence and gaining a reputation for using his satirical cartoons to poke fun at any climbing star who dared to take themselves too seriously. During this time he also applied his artistry beyond the campground, illustrating how-to climbing books Basic Rockcraft and Advanced Rockcraft written by Royal Robbins, as well as contributing words and cartoons to climbing magazines such as Summit (America’s first monthly climbing magazine), Ascent, Mountain, and Mountain Gazette. During this time, trying not to be recognized by the publishers of Summit, he took on the pen name of "E. Lovejoy Wolfinger III" so that he could contribute to the short-lived, off-color, climbing zine Vulgarian Digest.
When he wasn't spending summers in Yosemite, Anderson wintered in places like Reno, Bishop, and, mostly, San Francisco, where he sometimes made ends meet as a sign painter and regularly haunted the Golden Gate casting ponds and local fly shops.