Daniel R. Fitzpatrick | |
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.jpg) Fitzpatrick in 1919 | |
| Born | (1891-03-05)March 5, 1891 |
| Died | May 18, 1969(1969-05-18) (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Occupation | Editorial cartoonist |
Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick (March 5, 1891 – May 18, 1969) was a two-timePulitzer Prize winner and aneditorial cartoonist for theSt. Louis Dispatch from 1913 to 1958.[1]
Fitzpatrick was born inSuperior, Wisconsin. He studied at theArt Institute of Chicago. From 1911 to 1912 he worked as a staff artist and cartoonist at theChicago Daily News. Joining theSt. Louis Post Dispatch in 1913, Fitzpatrick served as its editorial cartoonist until 1958.[2]
His work and actions received criticism. In 1940 the cartoonist and several otherPost Dispatch staff members were cited with contempt of court because they criticized the dismissal of an extortion suit against a state representative. Fitzpatrick received a ten-day sentence and a $100 fine.[2]
During his lifetime, Fitzpatrick saw cartoons exhibited at theSt. Louis Art Museum as well as the Moscow Museum of Modern Western Painting. In the spring of 1941 the New York City's Associated American Artists Gallery held its second exhibition of Fitzpatrick's cartoons.[2]
Washington University in St. Louis, presented Fitzpatrick the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in 1949.[2]Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick died on May 18, 1969.
His papers are held at theState Historical Society of Missouri.[3][4]
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