David Levine, Witty, Deft Caricaturist, Dead At 83
David Levine, seated at left, with other giants of American caricature and cartoon art, Al Hirschfeld, seated right, Jules Feiffer standing left, Ed Sorel, center, and Pat Oliphant, right, gather for a group portrait at the opening of the exhibit "Celebrity Caricature in America" at the New York Public Library on Thursday, June 21, 2001. Don Pollard/AP Photo/New York Public Library hide caption
David Levine, seated at left, with other giants of American caricature and cartoon art, Al Hirschfeld, seated right, Jules Feiffer standing left, Ed Sorel, center, and Pat Oliphant, right, gather for a group portrait at the opening of the exhibit "Celebrity Caricature in America" at the New York Public Library on Thursday, June 21, 2001.
Don Pollard/AP Photo/New York Public LibraryDavid Levine, the artist and caricaturist whose elegant and instantly identifiable illustrations of literary masters and newsmakers graced the pages and website of the New York Review of Books for more than four decades, has died at the age of 83.
According to the Associated Press:
Levine died Tuesday at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan of prostate cancer and complications from other ailments. His death was confirmed by Robert Silvers, editor of The New York Review, who called Levine "the greatest caricaturist of his time."
The NYRB website had this message:
We mourn the death of David Levine, the greatest caricaturist of his time and a longstanding contributor and friend.
The NYRB also provides a gallery of Levine's work.