Roz Chast

Roz Chast
Chast in 2007
Born (1954-11-26) November 26, 1954 (age 69)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist
AwardsHarvey Award Hall of Fame
Spouse(s)Bill Franzen

Roz Chast (born November 26, 1954)[1] is an American cartoonist and a staff cartoonist[2] for The New Yorker. Since 1978, she has published more than 800 cartoons in The New Yorker. She also publishes cartoons in Scientific American and the Harvard Business Review.

In recognition of her work, ComicsAlliance listed Chast as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition.[3] She was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2010.[4] In May 2017, she received the Alumni Award for Artistic Achievement at the Rhode Island School of Design commencement ceremony.[5]

  1. ^ Chast, Roz. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Bloomsbury, 2014).
  2. ^ "Contributors: Roz Chast". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. ^ "A Life's Work: 12 Women Who Deserve Lifetime Achievement Recognition". Archived from the original on 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  4. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  5. ^ "Roz Chast Accepts Alumni Award". Our RISD. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.