Pat Oliphant, world-renowned political cartoonist and Santa Fe resident, dies at 90
The Pulitzer Prize winner’s work appeared in more than 500 newspapers and influenced several generations of editorial cartoonists.
- Influential political cartoonist Patrick Bruce Oliphant died yesterday at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at age 90, his son Grant Oliphant confirmed.
- Moving to the United States in 1964 to join the Denver Post, Oliphant's work reached more than 500 newspapers at peak popularity, bringing aesthetic seriousness to 20th-century political caricature.
- In 1967, Oliphant won the Pulitzer Prize for a cartoon depicting North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh holding a dead body, though he later condemned the awards for being based on politics rather than skill.
- Across his six-decade career, Oliphant skewered political figures including President George H.W. Bush, depicted as a "wimp," and Mayor Marion Barry as the tea-addicted "King of Kolumbia."
- Retiring in 2015 as eyesight failed, Oliphant returned two years later with cartoons published by the Nib mocking President Donald Trump and White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon.
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Sydney Morning Herald
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Melbourne wordsmith Barry Dickins and Adelaide-born Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Pat Oliphant have died a world apart on the same day, adding to the big characters lost in the past week.
Famed political cartoonist known for ridiculing U.S. presidents...
Pat Oliphant, an influential political cartoonist known for creating caricatures of U.S. and world leaders, died Monday. He was 90. Oliphant died at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from age-related issues, said his son, Grant Oliphant. A multidimensional artist who also created sculptures, lithographs and oil paintings, Oliphant was widely considered the most syndicated editorial cartoonist in the U.S. During the 1980s, his daily political car…
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Pat Oliphant, fearless Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist, dies at 90
Pat Oliphant, one of the most influential political cartoonists, has died at 90. His son, Grant Oliphant, said he died at his home in New Mexico from age-related issues.
Pulitzer-Winning Political Cartoonist Pat Oliphant Dies At 90 In Santa Fe
Pat Oliphant, widely regarded as the most syndicated editorial cartoonist in American history, died Monday morning at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 90, as reported by the New York Times. His son, Grant Oliphant, confirmed that his father died after suffering from a variety of age-related illnesses, ending a life that reshaped the art of political cartooning. At his peak, Oliphant’s daily political cartoons appeared in more than…
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