We have mentioned the Advancing American Democracy Award to three Icons of Political Art, and we have linked to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about Mike Luckovich being honored and The Daily Signal’s recognizing Michael Ramirez as a recipient.And now Heeeere’s Gary! The Indianapolis Star is Gary Varvel’s home paper and they haven’t over looked the upcoming […]
The cartoonist’s choice: Navigate a minefield of heightened sensitivities or produce pandering dreck for an audience of ideologues.Following the recent ruckus over a Serena Williams cartoon…What the backlash does remind us, however, is that there is not much public appetite for editorial cartooning these days. The medium simply does not fulfill the expectations of modern […]
Michael Ramirez and the Advancing American Democracy Award Ten days ago we latched on to the Mary Tucker Jasper Speaker Series and the Icons of Political Art from the perspective of Mike Luckovich’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A few days ago we mentioned Michael Ramirez and his new staff position with the Las Vegas Review-Journal.Now we combine […]
Arizona Daily Star cartoonist David Fitzsimmons spent part of last week in Mexico City attending The Line of Fire international conference.La Línea de Fuego was hosted by the Cartooning For Peace organization. As this Google translation explains:18 press cartoonists from 14 countries meet for several days at the Memoria y Tolerancia Museum in Mexico City to discuss the […]
Updated with today’s (September 16) Las Vegas Review-Journal introductory article, but mostly because I couldn’t resist the above fantastic cartoon of Ramirez arriving in Las Vegas.“It’s good that, naturally, I’m an evil, demented individual,” Ramirez jokes. We think. “That helps — having a twisted sense of humor.” As such, Ramirez tends to provoke laughter and […]
A Roll Call editorial cartoon by R. J. Matson equating the 9-11 Al Qaeda attacks of 2001 with the current Russian attacks on the United States’ voting sovereignty has some taking umbrage.From a Conservative Review news item headlined “Sick:”A tasteless political cartoon disgraced Roll Call’s cartoon page Tuesday morning, on the 17th anniversary of the […]
Michael Cavna covers the fallout from Australian cartoonist Mark Knight’s work on the Serena Williams/Umpire U.S. Open flap.From the piece:In doing so, Knight draws facial features reflecting the dehumanizing Jim Crow caricatures so common in the 19th and 20th centuries. Knight’s cartoon conjures up a range of such caricatures that were branded on memorabilia and […]
The Northwest (Fayetteville) Arkansas Democrat Gazette had a recent editorial summoning up some memories of a Lil Abner-based theme park called “Dogpatch USA.”From the editorial:Truth be told, Dogpatch USA was never the grandest amusement park to ever open its gates. Its developers had big visions when the park near Harrison, themed after the satirical “Lil’ […]
The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site‘sMary Tucker Jasper Speaker Series…annually welcomes 300 prestigious guests to enjoy a dinner, nationally recognized speaker, and the presentation of the Advancing American Democracy Award.The Advancing American Democracy Award is bestowed annually by the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site upon an individual who, in an exemplary way, advances the values of our […]
Nashville’s NewsChannel5 has a Dream Jobs segment, this week they spent some time with cartoonist Matt Wuerker.Matt Wuerker first started drawing cartoons when Jimmy Carter was President. He freelanced for a long time before landing a more permanent spot at Politico when he was 50.Matt calls himself old-fashioned, and says adding visual humor and caricature […]
While Mike Luckovich may have been bumped from CNN, but he won’t have that problem this weekend at the Decatur Book Festival where he will appear.Speaking at the AJC Decatur Book Festival this weekend, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist will discuss his new collection, which covers President Donald Trump from his campaign’s infancy — with […]
Editorial cartoonist Phil Jackson has passed away. …the former Ludington Daily News cartoonist left the accompanying cartoon at Cornerstone Baptist Church, where he long had been an active member. He left instructions that it was for publication in the Daily News when he died. Phillip (Phil) Jackson August 14, 1922 – August 24, 2018 Newport […]
At the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists‘ convention (only 4 weeks from now) they will present the “Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning.” Leading up to that ceremony the AAEC is showcasing the work of cartoonists who have entered that competition.I don’t know if Fred Mulhearn has sent an entry to the […]
As Fine Books and Collections describes it:America’s rarest, rabble-rousing poke-in-the-eye to British Parliament – a seldom-seen political cartoon celebrating the 1773 Boston Tea Party – is expected to sell for more than $20,000 after surfacing in Heritage Auctions’ Aug. 25 Americana auction. It was published mere months after the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Indians, […]
CongratulationsThe Nib garnered three times more than requested in its Kickstarter bid to produce a magazine. It will join Funny Times and Humor Times as a periodical on the newsstand shelves, though The Nib magazine will be formatted different – a slick ‘bookazine’ instead of pulp tabloid, and featuring long-form political reporting and commentary. It’s Nice […]