Ocupation: Editorial cartoonist
Life: b. April 5, 1961
Birthday: April 5
My biggest influence growing up was Mad magazine, which is a very text-heavy form of visual satire. I didn’t grow up wanting to draw donkeys and elephants with the names of politicians written across them.
source: "Dan Perkins". Interview with Julian Brookes, www.motherjones.com. January 2001.
topic: Growing Up, Names, Elephants