Howard Shaw McCutcheon (October 11, 1921 – July 6, 2016) was an Americaneditorial cartoonist.
Howard Shaw McCutcheon was born inChicago, Illinois, in October 1921[1] to Evelyn (Shaw) andJohn Tinney McCutcheon. Shaw's father, John T. McCutcheon, was anAmerican newspaper editorial cartoonist, war correspondent, and combat artist who worked for theChicago Tribune from 1903 until his retirement in 1946 and won aPulitzer Prize for his 1931 editorial cartoon, "A Wise Economist Asks a Question."[2]
McCutcheon had two brothers, John McCutcheon Jr. and Barr McCutcheon. A sister, Evelyn McCutcheon, died in childhood. The McCutcheon family's primary residence was inLake Forest, Illinois.[3][4]
Shaw McCutcheon graduated fromHarvard University with a degree in mathematics in 1943. After serving in the United States military duringWorld War II, he returned to his study of art at theChicago Academy of Fine Arts.
McCutcheon spent thirty-six years (1950–1986) as an editorial cartoonist for theSpokesman-Review inSpokane, Washington.[5] Examples of his work are in the permanent collection of theNorthwest Museum of Art & Culture in Spokane.
McCutcheon died on July 6, 2016, in Spokane, Washington, at the age of 94.[5]
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