{"success":true,"data":{"id":"670e847a-e892-4c6b-8bf9-d1810972d7c0","title":"Pat Oliphant, fearless Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist, dies at 90","summary":"Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Not now Yes please US Edition Change Support Now × \"Clear search box\") Custom Search Sort by Relevance Date NewsNews World CupWorld Cup SportsSports CultureCulture LifestyleLifestyle MoneyMon...","content":"## Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent\n\nNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.\n\nNot now Yes please\n\nUS Edition Change\n\nSupport Now\n\n[×](javascript:void(0) \"Clear search box\")\n\nCustom Search\n\nSort by\n\nRelevance\n\nDate\n\n*   News[News](https://www.independent.co.uk/us)\n\n*   World Cup[World Cup](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup)\n\n*   Sports[Sports](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport)\n\n*   Culture[Culture](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment)\n\n*   Lifestyle[Lifestyle](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style)\n\n*   Money[Money](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money)\n\n*   Travel[Travel](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/travel)\n\n*   Premium[Premium](https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium)\n\nMore\n\nMore\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n# Pat Oliphant, fearless Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist, dies at 90\n\n## Pat Oliphant, one of the most influential political cartoonists, has died at 90\n\n[Wufei Yu](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/wufei-yu)Tuesday 14 July 2026 23:13 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n*   Bookmark  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\nObit-Political Cartoonist Oliphant((C) 2010 The Denver Post, MediaNews Group)\n\n### Your support helps us to tell the story\n\nFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.\n\nAt such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.\n\nThe Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.\n\n**Your support makes all the difference.**\n\nPat Oliphant, an influential political cartoonist known for creating caricatures of U.S. and world leaders, died Monday. He was 90.\n\nOliphant died at his home in [Santa Fe](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/santa-fe), [New Mexico](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/new-mexico), from age-related issues, said his son, Grant Oliphant.\n\nA multidimensional artist who also created sculptures, lithographs and oil paintings, Oliphant was widely considered the most syndicated editorial cartoonist in the U.S. During the 1980s, his daily political cartoons appeared in more than 500 publications in the country and around the world.\n\nFor over five decades, Oliphant’s work ridiculed powerful figures — from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Donald Trump — with a blunt and meticulous stroke. He drew [Jimmy Carter](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/jimmy-carter) with large teeth and lips, alluding to his background as a farmer and the cultural stereotype of adaptation to rural work, and depicted [Ronald Reagan](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/ronald-reagan), whom he thought was uninterested in the suffering of the American people, with a cork in his ear.\n\nThose who knew Oliphant said his gift was to merge the shrewdness of an observer of the political scene with a witty sense of humor into art.","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/santa-fe-phoenix-catholic-church-new-mexico-ronald-reagan-b3014982.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/santa-fe-phoenix-catholic-church-new-mexico-ronald-reagan-b3014982.html","author":"Wufei Yu","author_name":"Wufei Yu","published_at":"2026-07-14T22:13:16.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-14T22:13:16.000Z","image_url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/07/14/23/Obit-Political_Cartoonist_Oliphant_64322.jpg","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":3,"word_count":477,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}