"I was just a poor artist.
In this long-overdue biography ranging from his humble beginnings to being honored by the South Carolina General Assembly "for his distinguished career as.
I couldn\'t afford a \'C.\'" This quip by Jak Smyrl, born Oscar Jackson Smyrl, Jr., in Camden, South Carolina, captures all the charm, humility, and humor of a one-of-a-kind character, beloved cartoonist, artist, and Journalist who uniquely rendered his era and place with his pen, brushes, and words. "I was just a poor artist