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Nurit Karlin

Nurit Karlin (26 December 1938 - 30 April 2019) was an Israeli cartoonist, known for her cartoons in The New Yorker. Karlin joined The New Yorker as a regular cartoonist in 1974 and worked there for fourteen years. She wrote the 1996 children's book The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat.

Nurit Karlin

Depicted person: Nurit Karlin – Israeli cartoonist (1938-2019)

Nurit Karlin, self-portrait. · Nurit Karlin / עלמה כהן ורדי עדה ורדי · עלמה כהן ורדי עדה ורדי · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
26 December 1938
Died
30 April 2019
Nationality
Israel
Occupation
writer · cartoonist · illustrator
Education
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design · School of Visual Arts
Languages
English

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Nurit Karlin (26 December 1938 - 30 April 2019) was an Israeli cartoonist, known for her cartoons in The New Yorker. Karlin joined The New Yorker as a regular cartoonist in 1974 and worked there for fourteen years. She wrote the 1996 children's book The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat.

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