Bill Griffith
Bill Griffith is an American comics artist, illustrator, and caricaturist born in Brooklyn on 20 January 1944.
Griffith attended MacArthur High School before going on to study at the Pratt Institute. His career has spanned the roles of comics artist, illustrator, and caricaturist, with work produced in the English language. The Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist stands among the honors he has received, recognizing his contributions across the visual and narrative demands of the comics form.
Further recognition has followed throughout his career. He received both the Inkpot Award and the Reuben Award, and was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. That induction places him among those whom the comics field has formally recognized for sustained work. Caricature runs as a thread through his output, connecting his activity as an illustrator to his broader practice as a comics artist.
Quotes by Bill Griffith
When I was an art student in the early 60's before the acid scene began I was smoking pot just like anyone else who was an artist.
Mike Judge, who I’ve become friends with over the years never took himself seriously as an artist.
Everyone says how Calvin and Hobbes is about a real kid, to me there’s nothing real about it; it’s an adult using a kid’s body as a mouthpiece.
Cartooning has come a long way. It started out as an adult medium, for satirical purposes; then the appeal to children got emphasized.
He's starting to learn defenses and starting to learn how to read defenses. He's more confident standing in the pocket and taking his time making a decision.
I remember seeing one stuck to the window of a KFC. What could be more rewarding than to see your work assaulting the target of your satire?
