Remembering Editorial Cartoonist George Fisher
by October 8, 2014 9:04 pm 879 views
This week in Arkansas history, we remember the late, great editorial cartoonist George Fisher.
Fisher was the longtime political commentator on the editorial pages of the Arkansas Gazette. He later penned cartoon commentaries for the Arkansas Times.
In mid-October 1995, Fisher was inducted in the Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame – primarily for his work lampooning the Army Corps of Engineers. Fisher was a strong environmentalist.
He was best known for his famous skewering of political figures, such as Bill Clinton’s tricycle, Frank White’s banana, the Old Guard Rest Home, to name a few. You can access a digital collection of his works from the University of Arkansas at this link.
Fisher died in 2003 of a heart attack at the age of 80. And, as he would have wanted, he passed away working on a cartoon at his home drawing table.
From the archives of the University of Arkansas Pryor Center for Oral and Visual history, former KATV anchor Aviva Diamond sat down with Fisher in this late 1980’s interview to discuss his philosophy on politics.