Danny Shanahan
Danny Shanahan | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 11, 1956 |
| Died | July 5, 2021 (aged 64) |
| Alma mater | Paier College |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
| Years active | 1988–2020 |
| Known for | His work for The New Yorker |
Danny Shanahan (July 11, 1956 – July 5, 2021) was an American cartoonist who was known for his work for The New Yorker, which he worked for until 2020, when he was arrested on a charge of child pornography.[1][2][3]
Life and career
[edit]Daniel Patrick Shanahan was born on 11 July 1956 in Brooklyn, New York.[4] He spent his early life in Long Island and later in Bethlehem, Connecticut, where he attended Paier College.[4]
Shanahan formally started his career in the 1980s, when he became an unofficial cartoonist for the United States Tennis Association.[4]
Between 1988 and 2020, Shanahan worked for The New Yorker as a cartoonist and illustrator.[5][6] During that period, he published more than nine hundred cartoons in the magazine.[7]
Legal trouble and death
[edit]On December 10, 2020, he was arrested for possession of child pornography at his home in Rhinebeck, New York, at which point The New Yorker suspended his contract.[8] The case was not resolved by the time of his death from multiple organ failure on July 5, 2021.[1]
Books
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Danny Shanahan, cartoonist with an absurd touch, dies at 64". The Indian Express. July 10, 2021.
- ^ Green, Matthew (January 4, 2007). "NOT WANTED / Cartoon Art Museum / An exhibition of New Yorker magazine rejects is sure to be a winner". SFGATE.
- ^ Lapin, Tamar (December 10, 2020). "Cartoonist hit with child porn charges has New Yorker contract suspended". New York Post. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Sandomir, Richard (July 8, 2021). "Danny Shanahan, Cartoonist With an Absurd Touch, Dies at 64". The New York Times.
- ^ Degg, D. D. (July 5, 2021). "Danny Shanahan". The Daily Cartoonist.
- ^ "Danny Shanahan". The New Yorker.
- ^ Kaneko, Mina; Mouly, Françoise (February 29, 2016). "Cover Story: Danny Shanahan's Rising Seas". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Longtime New Yorker cartoonist arrested on child porn charge". AP NEWS. December 10, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.