Joe Sacco

Summary

Joe Sacco is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kirkop^[2]. He was born on October 2, 1960^[3]. He worked as a comics artist^[4] and journalist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (692 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Kirkop^[2], Joe Sacco…
• Joe Sacco was born on October 2, 1960^[3].
• Joe Sacco held citizenship in Malta^[7].
• Joe Sacco's professions included comics artist^[4].
• Joe Sacco's professions included journalist^[5].
• Joe Sacco was educated at University of Oregon^[8].
• Joe Sacco's education included a stint at Sunset High School^[9].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is Palestine^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is Safe Area Goražde^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is Footnotes in Gaza^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo.^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Joe Sacco is Paying the land^[15].
• Joe Sacco received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[16].
• Joe Sacco received the American Book Awards^[17].
• Joe Sacco received the Eisner Award^[18].
• Joe Sacco received the Prix Tournesol^[19].
• Joe Sacco received the Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist^[20].
• Joe Sacco received the Geschwister-Scholl-Preis^[21].
• Joe Sacco is recorded as male^[22].
• Joe Sacco's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Joe Sacco's genre is non-fiction comics^[24].
• Joe Sacco's Commons category is recorded as Joe Sacco^[25].
• Joe Sacco's residence is recorded as Portland^[26].
• Joe Sacco's family name is recorded as Sacco^[27].

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Origins and Family

Joe Sacco was born in Kirkop^[2]. He was born on October 2, 1960^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Oregon^[8], a public university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1876^[30], headquartered in Eugene^[31] and Sunset High School^[9], a high school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1959^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include comics artist^[4] and journalist^[5].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Palestine^[10], a literary work^[35]; Safe Area Goražde^[11], a written work^[36]; Footnotes in Gaza^[12], a graphic novel^[37]; The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo.^[13], a graphic novel^[38]; Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt^[14], a graphic novel^[39], written by Chris Hedges^[40]; and Paying the land^[15], a literary work^[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], a fellowship grant^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1925^[44]; American Book Awards^[17], a literary award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1978^[47]; Eisner Award^[18], a group of awards^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1988^[50]; Prix Tournesol^[19], a literary award^[51], in France^[52], founded in 1997^[53]; Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist^[20], a comics award^[54], founded in 1988^[55]; and Geschwister-Scholl-Preis^[21], a literary award^[56], in Germany^[57], founded in 1980^[58].

Why It Matters

Joe Sacco ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (692 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59]

Works attributed to him include Palestine^[60], a literary work^[61] and Safe Area Goražde^[62], a written work^[63].

FAQs

Where was Joe Sacco born?

Born in Kirkop^[2], Joe Sacco…

What did Joe Sacco do for work?

Joe Sacco worked as comics artist^[4] and journalist^[5].

Where did Joe Sacco go to school?

Joe Sacco was educated at University of Oregon^[8] and Sunset High School^[9].

What awards did Joe Sacco receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], American Book Awards^[17], Eisner Award^[18], and Prix Tournesol^[19].