His energetic speeches were known for addressing any topic that was thrown at him with a lengthy string of ideas that could cover the French Revolution and amusement parks by way of Postmodernism and graffiti art , meandering through economics and globalization , only to return to an enlightened answer to the original question . In his teaching he was known for a vigorous and surprising approach , which could include instructions such as : " Paint me this sound : a spider walking on his web . What is the music of that sound ? " He received recognition for his work in the United.States. , including the National Cartoonist Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1975 , Magazine and Book Illustration Award for 1992 , and Special Features Award for 1974 , and dozens of awards internationally . He taught , wrote , created and theorized lucidly and passionately into his last days . For decades he was regularly invited to international events , frequently in a starring capacity . Shortly after attending the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 1996 , Hogarth returned to Paris where he suffered heart failure , dying January 28 at age 84
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angoulême International Comics Festival
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