A look back at the career of cartoonist Pat Oliphant | 7.30

by

Cartoonist Pat Oliphant may be the most famous Australian you’ve never heard of. After leaving Adelaide for the United States in the early 1960s, Pat soon won the Pulitzer Prize and went on to become the most influential political cartoonist in the country.

Now, at the age of 84, his life’s work and archives – thousands of cartoons, drawings and sculptures – have been saved for posterity.

This report from Tracy Bowden was filmed by David Brill.

For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY
You can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2mge4KH

Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2
You can also like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au
Or follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au
Or even on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews


Leave a Comment

We don't require your email address, or your name, for anyone to leave a comment. If you do add an email address, you may be notified if there are replies to your comment - we won't use it for any other purpose. Please make respectful comments, which add value, and avoid personal attacks on others. Links are not allowed in comments - 99% of spam comments, attempt to post links. Please describe where people may find additional information - for example "visit the UN website" or "search Google for..." rather than posting a link. Comments failing to adhere to these guidelines will not be published.