Pulitzer Prize cartoonist Jules Feiffer dies at 95 in New York
Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist and writer behind the long running Feiffer strip, dies at 95 in Richfield Springs New York. He published his last book four months ago and was surrounded by family friends and his recent artwork. Feiffer won a 1986 Pulitzer for cartoons and an Academy Award for Munro, and his work spanned comics plays films and children's books. He was born in the Bronx on January 26 1929 and studied at Pratt Institute before drawing for The Village Voice. His widow JZ Holden mourns his long career marked by sharp wit and social satire. Feiffer remained active in later years creating fiction plays and children’s literature.
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Arts journalist Michael Cavnn examines Jules Feiffer a Pulitzer cartoonist and writer who died at 95 tracing a seven decade career shaped by anti establishment satire. He explains how Feiffer’s Army service bold language critique and evolving drawing style defined his lasting impact in comics and culture.
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