Brian Stauffer (born May 20, 1966 in Prescott, Arizona) is an American artist and illustrator.
[1] Stauffer begins works with hand-drawn sketches, then incorporates painted elements and scanned found objects.
While working at The Miami New Times, Stauffer sent a few of his illustration samples to Fred Woodward at Rolling Stone magazine who, with Gail Anderson, gave him his first freelance assignment for a movie review.
[5] Stauffer cites the works of John Heartfield and Alexander Calder as major influences.
[6] Stauffer gained recognition early in his illustration career for his November 13, 2000, cover for The Nation, titled Alfred E. Bush, which depicted President George W. Bush as Alfred E. Neuman, the fictitious mascot and cover boy of Mad Magazine.