Jeff MacNelly
Jeffrey Kenneth MacNelly (born September 17, 1947 in New York City , † June 8, 2000 in Baltimore ) was an American comic artist and cartoonist .
MacNelly was already making caricatures while at university. Soon he was drawing daily for The Richmond News Leader . After just two years, in 1972, MacNelly won his first Pulitzer Prize in caricature . In 1977 he created his comic strip shoe , well known in the USA , which he drew until his death in 2000. In the crudely drawn strip, humanized birds act, which sit on trees but have desks and kitchens or operate computers. The focus is on the employees of the newspaper "Treetops Tattler-Tribune" and their families.
Prizes & awards (selection)
- 1972, 1978 and 1985: Pulitzer Prize / Caricature
- 1978 and 1979: Reuben Award
- 1994: Admission to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Web links
- Jeff MacNelly at lambiek.net
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MacNelly, Jeff |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | MacNelly, Jeffrey Kenneth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comic artist and cartoonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 2000 |
| Place of death | Baltimore |