Danny Shanahan

Danny Shanahan
Born(1956-07-11)July 11, 1956
Brooklyn, New York
DiedJuly 5, 2021(2021-07-05) (aged 64)
Alma materPaier College
OccupationCartoonist
Years active1988–2020
Known forHis work for The New Yorker

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]

Life and career

Daniel 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]

On 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

  • Buckledown the Workhound (1993)[4]
  • The Bus Ride That Changed History (2005)[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Danny Shanahan, cartoonist with an absurd touch, dies at 64". The Indian Express. July 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Green, Matthew (January 4, 2007). "NOT WANTED / Cartoon Art Museum / An exhibition of New Yorker magazine rejects is sure to be a winner". SFGATE.
  3. ^ Lapin, Tamar (December 10, 2020). "Cartoonist hit with child porn charges has New Yorker contract suspended". New York Post. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e Sandomir, Richard (July 8, 2021). "Danny Shanahan, Cartoonist With an Absurd Touch, Dies at 64". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Degg, D. D. (July 5, 2021). "Danny Shanahan". The Daily Cartoonist.
  6. ^ "Danny Shanahan". The New Yorker.
  7. ^ Kaneko, Mina; Mouly, Françoise (February 29, 2016). "Cover Story: Danny Shanahan's Rising Seas". The New Yorker.
  8. ^ "Longtime New Yorker cartoonist arrested on child porn charge". AP NEWS. December 10, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2023.