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 looming presence of World War II and the Holocaust, experiences deeply ingrained within his family history. Spiegelman’s father, Oma, was a Polish Jew who survived Auschwitz, carrying with him not only physical scars but also an immense burden of trauma and memory. This complex relationship – the artist grappling with the legacy of h…