Elizabeth Montague
Elizabeth Montague, an American cartoonist, is one of the first Black cartoonists to have her work published in The New Yorker.
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Elizabeth Montague
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- Birth Name
- Elizabeth Montague
- Nationality
- American
- Born
- 1995
- Occupation
- artist · cartoonist · writer · caricaturist · illustrator
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Elizabeth Montague, an American cartoonist, is one of the first Black cartoonists to have her work published in The New Yorker.
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• Birth Name — Elizabeth Montague • Nationality — American • Cartoonist — y • Write — y • Art — y • Notable Works — The New Yorker cartoons (2022) • Website — https: lizatlarge.org/
Early life
Early life
Montague's parents are an architect and an executive. 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. 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. Montague graduated from University of Richmond with a degree in visual and media arts practice.
Career
Career
After graduating from University of Richmond, Montague worked at Aga Khan Foundation in Washington, D.C. as a digital storyteller and design associate. Montague created the biographic cartoon series, Liz at Large during her sophomore year of college. The cartoon is published weekly in The Washington City Paper. In Fall of 2022 Random House will publish Montague's graphic novel memoir, Maybe an Artist.
The New Yorker
The New Yorker
"I never saw myself really in the cartoons because they were all white." Montague wrote a letter to The New Yorker expressing concern over the lack of cartoonists of color in its publication. 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.
Recognition
Recognition
• 2018 recipient of the David C. Evans Award for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Arts at University of Richmond. • Created a Google Doodle honoring Jackie Ormes on September 1, 2020. • Montague was one of 18 Black and BIPOC artists selected by the USTA for an art installation in Arthur Ashe Stadium for the 2020 US Open. • Montague illustrated and storyboarded the video Your Vote Matters for the Joe Biden For President Campaign.
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Identity
Elizabeth Montague is recorded as artist, cartoonist, writer, caricaturist and illustrator.
Literature
Literature
Ryan, Elizabeth Montague (1892–1979), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
Elizabeth Montague, from a letter to Sarah Scott, 1752, Tobias Smollett, 2002
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- 1.Black female cartoonist brings her perspective to The New Yorker - Document - Gale Power Search. go.gale.com.
- 2.Rights Report: Week of March 2, 2020 - Document - Gale Power Search. go.gale.com.
- 3.'New Yorker' Artist On The Importance Of Cartoonists In Protest Movements. NPR.org.
- 4.Young, black, female Washington cartoonist speaks about diversity through her art. ABC News.
- 5.Lasker, Alex. Elizabeth Montague is the first Black female cartoonist to be featured in the New Yorker. In The Know. 2020-03-13.
- 6.Meet the New Yorker's first known African American female cartoonist. TODAY.com.
- 7.Perspective A black female cartoonist brings her 'unique' take to the New Yorker. Washington Post. 0190-8286.
- 8.Liz Montague, Richmond Spiders. Accessed December 28, 2023. "High School Cherokee; Hometown Marlton, N.J."
- 9.How I Became a New Yorker Cartoonist – The Elective. elective.collegeboard.org.
- 10.The New Yorker publishes alum's cartoon. urnow.
- 11.R, Kayla. How Local Cartoonist Elizabeth Montague Creates Accessible, Reflective Art. Washington City Paper. 2019-09-19.
- 12.Fall 2022 Children's Sneak Previews. - Document - Gale Power Search. go.gale.com.
- 13.Black History Spotlight Elizabeth Montague. Houseful Of Nicholes. 2022-02-06.
- 14.The young cartoonist whose powerful illustrations are making waves in The New Yorker and making history - Document - Gale Power Search. go.gale.com.
- 15.How to Draw Social Change. The New Yorker. 2020-09-29.
- 16.The New Yorker publishes alum's cartoon. urnow.
- 17.Celebrating Jackie Ormes. www.google.com.
- 18.Meet Liz Montague RMCAD. RMCAD Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. 2020-11-04.
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