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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.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| 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/ | |
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]
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