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1972 – Spiegelman publishes Maus and Prisoner on the Hell Planet. At this time, Maus was just a 3-page story. Maus documents the lives of his parents during the Holocaust, specifically following the activities of his father. Prisoner on the Hell Planet depicts the effects his mother’s suicide had on him and his father.

1978 – Spiegelman began teaching at the School of Visual Arts as a lecturer and editor.

1980- With his Wife Francois Mouly, Spiegelman created an underground comic anthology called “Raw” with the goal of presenting graphic novels as a mature storytelling platform. Spiegelman continued writing Maus that winter.

1996 – “The Complete Maus”, a collection of Maus I and MausII are published. Spiegalman’s book became a hit and he received awards for Maus and MausII. He went on to illustrate for even bigger companies such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, and even Playboy.

2000 – Mouly and Spiegelman create a comics anthology for children “Little Lit”. This anthology contained the stories of big authors like Lemony Snicket and Neil Gaiman.

Personal Life:

 Spiegelman marries author Francoise Mouly on July 12, 1977. They have a daughter named Nadja Rachel (1987) and Dashiell Alan (1991). He was the recipient of countless awards from 1982 – 2018, the majority of them being for Maus. He is a huge advocate for comics as a higher form of literacy and used this belief to influence to an uprising of graphic novels into mainstream consumption. - AP

Education:

 He studied cartooning at Manhattan High School of Art and Design and was able to begin making money from his illustrations for the Rego Park newspaper. Spiegelman went on to attend Harpur College in 1965 for art and philosophy. During this time he illustrated as a freelancer for Topps Chewing Gum Company.  -AP

Early Life: 1948 

– Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev was born on February 14, in Stockholm Sweden to parents Anja and Vladex Spiegelman. 1951- Art Spiegelman immigrated to Rego Park Queens, New York in the United States and changed his name to Arthur Isadore. 1968 – He dropped out of college after his mother’s suicide in 1968. He spent a month at the Binghamton State Mental Hospital recovering. He later Became illustrator for the Long Island Post. Spent early 1970’s working in indie/alternative comics. 1971 – Spiegelman joins the underground comix scene developing in San Francisco after moving there, and worked in magazines with more adult themes. His work can be seen in Gothic Blimp Works, Young Lust, Bizarre Sex and Gent magazines. -AP

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