Ben Katchor

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Ben Katchor
Born	Benjamin Katchor 19 November 1951 New York City, U.S.
Area(s)	Cartoonist
Notable works	Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship, 1995 MacArthur Fellowship, 2000
www.katchor.com

Ben Katchor (born November 19, 1951) is an American cartoonist and illustrator best known for the comic strip Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer. He has contributed comics and drawings to The Forward, The New Yorker, Metropolis, and weekly newspapers in the United States. A Guggenheim Fellowship and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, Katchor was described by author Michael Chabon as "the creator of the last great American comic strip."^[1]