Danny Shanahan

Danny Shanahan (July 11, 1957 – 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]

Danny Shanahan
Born(1957-07-11)July 11, 1957
Brooklyn, New York
DiedJuly 5, 2021(2021-07-05) (aged 63)
Alma materPaier College
OccupationCartoonist
Years active1988–2020
Known forHis work for The New Yorker

Life and career

Danny Shanahan was born on 11 July 1957 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]

On December 10, 2020, he was arrested for possession of child pornography at his home in Rhinebeck, New York.[8]

Books
  • Buckledown the Workhound (1993)[4]
  • The Bus Ride That Changed History (2005)[4]

References
  1. "Danny Shanahan, cartoonist with an absurd touch, dies at 64". The Indian Express. July 10, 2021.
  2. Green, Matthew (January 4, 2007). "NOT WANTED / Cartoon Art Museum / An exhibition of New Yorker magazine rejects is sure to be a winner". SFGATE.
  3. https://www.nypost.com/2020/12/10/cartoonist-charged-with-child-porn-has-new-yorker-contract-suspended/amp/
  4. Sandomir, Richard (July 8, 2021). "Danny Shanahan, Cartoonist With an Absurd Touch, Dies at 64". The New York Times.
  5. Degg, D. D. (July 5, 2021). "Danny Shanahan". The Daily Cartoonist.
  6. "Danny Shanahan". The New Yorker.
  7. Kaneko, Mina; Mouly, Françoise (February 29, 2016). "Cover Story: Danny Shanahan's Rising Seas". The New Yorker.
  8. https://apnews.com/article/new-york-arrests-us-news-child-pornography-2b97d7d807113db25769590919976b87
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