Pat Oliphant, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist renowned for skewering the powerful with sharp wit and ink, has died at 90. His career spanned decades, during which he became a defining voice in American editorial cartooning.

Oliphant's work appeared in newspapers worldwide, earning him countless awards and the Pulitzer Prize for his incisive commentary. In 1990, he was described as “the most influential political cartoonist now working,” a testament to his impact on the craft and public discourse.

His cartoons targeted presidents, politicians, and global leaders with equal ferocity, using caricature and symbolism to expose hypocrisy and power dynamics. Colleagues and readers alike praised his fearless independence and artistic mastery.

Oliphant's legacy endures through generations of cartoonists he inspired and the historical record he drew with unflinching clarity.