Liz Montague | |
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Born | Elizabeth Montague |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist |
Notable works | The New Yorker cartoons (2022) |
https://lizatlarge.org/ |
Elizabeth Montague, an American cartoonist, is one of the first Black cartoonists to have her work published in The New Yorker. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Montague's parents are an architect and an executive. [7] Raised in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey, Montague attended Cherokee High School in Marlton, where she was a three-season varsity athlete competing in indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. [8] Montage attended University of Richmond in Virginia on a track scholarship. She credits the time management skills she learned competing at a high level in sports and balancing schoolwork with her success in comic writing. [9] Montague graduated from University of Richmond with a degree in visual and media arts practice. [10] [9]
After graduating from University of Richmond, Montague worked at Aga Khan Foundation in Washington, D.C. as a digital storyteller and design associate. [11] Montague created the biographic cartoon series, Liz at Large during her sophomore year of college. [1] The cartoon is published weekly in The Washington City Paper. [1] [5] In Fall of 2022 Random House will publish Montague's graphic novel memoir, Maybe an Artist. [2] [12] [13]
"I never saw myself really in the cartoons because they were all white." [14] Montague wrote a letter to The New Yorker expressing concern over the lack of cartoonists of color in its publication. [15] When asked who she’d recommend as a cartoonist, she named herself. She is the second Black female cartoonist to be featured in the magazine and one of the youngest. [7]
Liz Montague | |
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Born | Elizabeth Montague |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist |
Notable works | The New Yorker cartoons (2022) |
https://lizatlarge.org/ |
Elizabeth Montague, an American cartoonist, is one of the first Black cartoonists to have her work published in The New Yorker. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Montague's parents are an architect and an executive. [7] Raised in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey, Montague attended Cherokee High School in Marlton, where she was a three-season varsity athlete competing in indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. [8] Montage attended University of Richmond in Virginia on a track scholarship. She credits the time management skills she learned competing at a high level in sports and balancing schoolwork with her success in comic writing. [9] Montague graduated from University of Richmond with a degree in visual and media arts practice. [10] [9]
After graduating from University of Richmond, Montague worked at Aga Khan Foundation in Washington, D.C. as a digital storyteller and design associate. [11] Montague created the biographic cartoon series, Liz at Large during her sophomore year of college. [1] The cartoon is published weekly in The Washington City Paper. [1] [5] In Fall of 2022 Random House will publish Montague's graphic novel memoir, Maybe an Artist. [2] [12] [13]
"I never saw myself really in the cartoons because they were all white." [14] Montague wrote a letter to The New Yorker expressing concern over the lack of cartoonists of color in its publication. [15] When asked who she’d recommend as a cartoonist, she named herself. She is the second Black female cartoonist to be featured in the magazine and one of the youngest. [7]