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]
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 |
Life and career
editDaniel 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
editOn 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
editReferences
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.