Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev Spiegelman, better known as Art Spiegelman, was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 15, 1948 – a date that would profoundly shape his life and artistic trajectory. His early years were marked by the shadow of his father, Oma, a Holocaust survivor whose experiences became the central subject of Spiegelman’s most celebrated work, *Maus*. Spiegelman's childhood was far from idyllic; he grew up in a household grappling with the lingering trauma of war and displacement, a backdrop that instilled in him a deep sense of empathy and a c…