Pat Oliphant

Pat Oliphant, 90, died on July 13, 2026. Pat Oliphant was known publicly as an Australian-born American political cartoonist. Patrick Bruce Oliphant (24 July 1935 – 13 July 2026) was an Australian-born American artist whose career spanned more than 60 years. His body of work primarily focused on American and global politics, culture, and corruption; he is particularly known for his caricatures of American presidents and other powerful leaders. Over the course of his long career, Oliphant produced thousands of daily editorial cartoons, dozens of bronze sculptures, and a large oeuvre of drawings and paintings. Public biographical listings identify Oliphant as an Australian-born American political cartoonist. This public record remains centered on Oliphant's work as an Australian-born American political cartoonist and the documented milestones of that career.