Political Cartoonist Pat Oliphant Dies at 90
Pat Oliphant, a Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist whose work skewered figures from Marion Barry to George H.W. Bush, has died at age 90. Over a six-decade career, he was known for his biting satire, once depicting D.C. Mayor Marion Barry as an Idi Amin-like 'King of Kolumbia' and President George H.W. Bush as a purse-carrying wimp and would-be Lawrence of Arabia. His death was reported by The Washington Post via Yahoo! Entertainment.
Key facts
- Pat Oliphant died at 90.
- He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist.
- His career spanned six decades.
- He depicted Marion Barry as an Idi Amin-like 'King of Kolumbia'.
- He skewered George H.W. Bush as a purse-carrying wimp.
- He also portrayed Bush as a would-be Lawrence of Arabia.
- His death was reported by The Washington Post via Yahoo! Entertainment.
Entities
Artists
- Pat Oliphant
Institutions
- The Washington Post
- Yahoo! Entertainment
Locations
- Washington, D.C.