Pat Oliphant
Patrick Bruce "Pat" Oliphant (born July 24, 1935 in Adelaide , Australia ) is a political cartoonist . Oliphant's trademark is a little penguin named Punk , who often appears at the edge of his caricatures and makes a comment on what is happening.
The native Australian emigrated to the United States in 1964 and quickly became a celebrated cartoonist. During his 50-year career he published countless daily political drawings and many books for the daily newspapers The Denver Post and The Washington Star . Oliphant's work has been criticized several times, including by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and the Simon Wiesenthal Center .
Prizes and awards
- 1967: Pulitzer Prize / Caricature
- 1968 and 1972: Reuben Award
Web links
- Pat Oliphant in the nndb (English)
- Pat Oliphant's site at Universal Press Syndicate , English
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| SURNAME | Oliphant, Pat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oliphant, Patrick Bruce |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | political cartoonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Adelaide , Australia |