Art Spiegelman (first name Arthur, called Artie by his father) is an American comic book writer and illustrator, born in Stockholm, Sweden. A leading figure in the American underground comic strip scene of the 1970s and 1980s, he became best known in the mid-1980s for his comic strip Maus, which won him a special Pulitzer Prize in 1992. He is also a well-known illustrator. He was awarded the Grand Prix of the city of Angoulême in 2011.
