Mischa Richter

Mischa Richter (1910 - March 23, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for his numerous cartoons published in The New Yorker over decades.

Born in Russia, Richter came to the United States in 1922 when he was 11 years old. After studying at Yale and Boston's Museum School, he drew his Strictly Richter cartoon panel for King Features Syndicate. For PM and The New York Times, Richter drew political cartoons and spot illustrations. He also illustrated Bugs Baer's humor column, "One Word Led to Another", for King Features.

Books

In addition to children's books, there were five collections of Richter's cartoons.

Awards

Richter received the National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1979 and their Gag Cartoon Award for 1974.^[1][2]

Richter had one-man shows of his cartoons and paintings at the Hartford Atheneum, Cincinnati's Miller Gallery, the Chrysler Museum and the Silver Mine Guild of Artists. His work is included in the collections of Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Walker, Jock Whitney, the Rockefeller Science Museum, the Library of Congress and the Museum of Cartoon Art.^[3]

References

1. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (27 March 2001). Mischa Richter, 90, a New Yorker Regular, The New York Times
2. ^ Associated Press (24 March 2001). Mischa Richter Dead At 90, Sun Journal (Lewiston)
3. ^ National Cartoonists Society: Mischa Richter

External links

• NCS Awards

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Name	Richter, Mischa
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Date of birth	1910
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Date of death	March 23, 2001
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