 Mischa RICHTER | |
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USA One of the all-time great cartoonists for The New Yorker, Mischa Richter was born in Russia in 1911. After graduating from Yale's School of Fine Arts, Richter started cartooning while painting murals for a WPA project in Boston. William Randolph Hearst snapped him up for his King Features Syndicate, which ran his daily panel "Strictly Richter" for 17 years. In 1941, he landed a contract with The New Yorker. Richterıs work is noted for its classic draftsmanship. In addition to his cartoon books, Richter has published several childrenıs books and had numerous one-man shows of both his cartoons and artwork. | |
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