From Editorialcartoonists.com comes news that Stephan Templeton has won first place in editorial cartooning in the 2006 Excellence in Journalism Award from the Philadelphia Society of Professional Journalists. Templeton draws for the Intelligencer.
Additionally, SW Parra has taken first place in editorial cartooning from the 2005 Better Newspapers Contents by the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
Detroit News editorial cartoonist, Henry Payne has collaborated with a local first-time author Joe O’Connor to create a book called “Where Did Daddy’s Hair Go? The book, published by Random House Children’s Books is about an inquisitive boy and his bald father.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial cartoonist Mike Luckhovich is taking a vacation and the editorial board is running a contest called “Think you can do better?” wherein they invite readers to submit their own editorial cartoon for a chance to appear on the editorial page.
Over on Daryl Cagle’s blog, he’s posted a very stirring reminder of a current bill making its way through the House that makes it easier for companies to reprint an artists work without proper compensation if the artist can not be identified. As Daryl explains it:
The venerable Herbert Block, best known as Herblock will have his own exhibit with the Library of Congress. The exhibit that opens today is small but only a preview of a much larger exhibit that will open up in 2009 to commemorate his 100th birthday.
Disney Theatrical Productions has announced that they will be making a musical based on Jules Feiffer’s book The Man in the Ceiling. The music and lyrics will be done by Andrew Lippa.
The National Museum of Health and Medicine recently opened “Cartoonists Take Up Smoking,” an exhibit showing over 55 original editorial cartoons on the topic of smoking. The exhibit is part of a traveling show that was first unveiled in Kentucky but has also been on display in Seattle, Tscaloosa, and Birmingham.
It will include the complete collection of Katrina cartoons and my Pulitzer portfolio from this year, plus lots of old favorites…. The book should be out sometime in September.If there are any cartoons you’d like to see, let me know.
Gary Varvel, editorial cartoonist for the Indianapolis Star, now maintains a blog and as done so since May. A belated welcome to the blogosphere!
News-Tribune and Cagle Cartoons.Lester drew Uncle Sam holding a copy of the Times that featured a front page with the headline “All the Treason Fit to Print” and the subhead “U.S. Anti-Terror Program: Details Inside.”… He added that the letter that “really gave me second thoughts” was from former Democrat Publisher Carrol Dadisman, who wrote: “In more than 50 years of various responsibilities for newspapers and editorial pages, I’ve defended a lot of editorial cartoons.
Pat Oliphant’s sculpture, “George Bush” will be an exhibit item in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC, which opened last Saturday…. The story is available online (registration may be required) and the photo of his sculpture is also available along with the story.
The cartoon touches on the Republican redistricting in Texas and last weeks related ruling from the Supreme Court.From his blog:Welcome to the Houston Chronicle’s first attempt at online animation…. As we get better, and learn the process, we hope to increase the frequency.The cartoon concept, art and direction was Nick’s, but the animation looks to be a team effort by a number of Chron employees.
Marshall Ramsey:Marshall Ramsey has joined the blogosphere!
United Media has announced that Ted Rall has joined them and will help acquire and develop comics and text features…. Ted has his ear to the ground and he knows where to look to find more edgy content that appeals to younger readers and addresses the needs of today.”Editor and Publisher also has filed a story.
Although recently being laid off as editorial cartoonist at the Baltimore Sun after nearly 17 years of service, Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher is keeping quite busy.