![]() In 1939, Steig released his first collection of “symbolic drawings” inspired by psychoanalysis and modern art, which expanded the boundaries of cartoon art. At the time, the artist's early symbolic drawings were deemed too dark for The New Yorker, which published more lighthearted images. A visionary commentator on man’s everyday struggles, foibles, and matters of the heart, the artist continued to explore new ways of seeing and working. Over seventy-three years, until his passing in 2003, William Steig contributed 123 covers and 1,676 drawings to The New Yorker, a venerable publication that originated just five years before his art first appeared on its pages. He found work at The New Yorker in 1930 at the age of twenty-three, where his drawings were a regular feature throughout his life. After studying at City College and the National Academy of Design in New York, and briefly, at Yale School of Fine Arts, Steig set out to support his family during the Great Depression. ![]() ![]() As a child, he enjoyed painting and drawing, and was an avid reader of literature. Home > Artists > William Steig William Steig Born: Novem| Died: OctoBiographyīorn in Brooklyn on November 14, 1907, William Steig (1907-2003) was the son of Eastern European Jewish immigrants from Lvov in what is now Ukraine―a family of artists who nurtured his creative gifts from an early age. ![]()
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