Obituaries and Accolades for Pat Oliphant

This will be updated as I see them. It's in alphabetic order now, but new ones will be appended to the end.

 Jason Chatfield

"The Man on the Trunk of the Tree."  Pat Oliphant, 1935-2026

New York Cartoons Jul 14, 2026   https://www.newyorkcartoons.com/p/the-man-on-the-trunk-of-the-tree

 

Pat Oliphant – RIP

 D. D. Degg   July 13, 2026

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/13/pat-oliphant-rip/

 

Pat Oliphant, prizewinning giant of political cartooning, dies at 90

The Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist skewered presidents from Johnson to Trump, reaching a vast audience through syndication.

By Alec Dent

July 13, 2026

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2026/07/13/pat-oliphant-pulitzer-winning-giant-political-cartooning-has-died/

Pat Oliphant RIP - photos by Bruce Guthrie

 by Bruce Guthrie 

ComicsDC blog July 14, 2026

https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2026/07/pat-oliphant-rip-photos-by-bruce-guthrie.html

Pat Oliphant, Cartoonist Who Skewered the Powerful, Dies at 90

By Robert D. McFadden

 July 13, 2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/arts/pat-oliphant-dead.html

 

Ann Telnaes

 Legendary editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant July 24, 1935- July 13, 2026.

Open Windows- Ann Telnaes Jul 14, 2026 

https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/legendary-editorial-cartoonist-pat

 

 Jack Ohman 

Pat Oliphant, 1935-2026: His influence on American editorial cartooning was incalculable...

Jack Ohman's You Betcha! Jul 14, 2026  https://jackohman.substack.com/p/pat-oliphant-1935-2026

 Aaron Chassy 

Rest In Power (of the Pen), Pat Oliphant

Chasstoons  Jul 14, 2026  

https://amchassy.substack.com/p/rest-in-power-of-the-pen-pat-oliphant

RIP Pat Oliphant: A truly great has gone

Michael de Adder

THE deEP STATE : The political artwork of Michael de Adder Jul 15, 2026  

 https://deadder.substack.com/p/rip-pat-oliphant

Pictures of Pat – Oliphant Remembered

 D. D. Degg

July 15, 2026 

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/15/pictures-of-pat-oliphant-remembered/

Bill Day
PAT OLIPHANT
July 15 2026
https://www.facebook.com/share/1BgNryQz71/ 

 

  Jeffrey Koterba Jul 16, 2026  
 Up close with Oliphant original cartoons; The passing of a giant and the legacy he left behind 
https://jeffreykoterba.substack.com/p/up-close-with-oliphant-original-cartoons

 
 ["She ... arranged for me to have a sitdown lunch with my favorite political cartoonist Pat Oliphant."]
Tom Beland's Post July 16 2026
https://www.facebook.com/share/1CjzqDwyuS/ 

 

 The greatest editorial cartoonist? The case for Pat Oliphant.
No one who held power was safe from his pen.
 By David Von Drehle
Washington Post July 17 2026
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/17/pat-oliphant-greatest-political-cartoonist-ever/ 

 

 Pat Oliphant – A Eulogy (Part 3)
 D. D. Degg 
July 18, 2026  https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/07/18/pat-oliphant-a-eulogy-part-three/

Pat Oliphant: An Appreciation; Remembering a Giant

Steve Brodner

The Greater Quiet Jul 20 2026

https://stevebrodner.substack.com/p/pat-oliphant-an-appreciation