Showing posts with label editorial cartoons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label editorial cartoons. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
Herblock's awards
A couple of weekends ago, I was lucky enough to spend some time at the Herb Block Foundation's offices. One room there is decorated with Herblock's awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Pulitzer Prize, the Reuben Award, the RFK Journalism Award, and others. Here's some pictures, and more are online here.
Thursday, January 08, 2015
JE SUIS CHARLIE vigil at the Newseum in DC
Guest post by Bruce Guthrie
The Wednesday attack on the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly newspaper, set off a torrent of email traffic supporting the freedom of the press. By 1pm, a vigil had been scheduled that night at the Newseum:
It was a bitterly cold night here in DC and vigils are always held outside for some reason but sometimes you just gotta go. So I did.
On the way, I ran into another vigil near the Navy Memorial Metro stop. They said they were with the All Souls Church, a Unitarian community, but I wasn't really interested in a religious response to the violence so I moved on quickly.
I was early and initially only a few people including the lead organizers, mostly French, were there. They handed "JE SUIS CHARLIE" -- "I am Charlie" -- papers to people as we showed up. Among those filming were Newseum staff who said we were free to go into the museum for heat and bathrooms if we wanted to. I heard their atrium jumbotron said "JE SUIS CHARLIE" and I wanted to film it so I went through security. Pretty quickly, the rest of the folks started coming in too.
There, we warmed up and the organizers explained to the cameras why we were assembling -- to stand up for freedom of the press -- and that the Newseum -- which has the First Amendment emblazoned on its Pennsylvania Avenue side entrance -- was the ideal place to do it. They had no idea how many people were going to show up but it was easily several hundred folks which I thought was pretty impressive for an instant event on a very cold night.
We then went back outside. Once we had reassembled, the names of the terrorist victims were read. The crowd chanted "JE SUIS CHARLIE" in solidarity with each name.
People continued to mingle, arrive, and depart. I noticed Chistine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, had come to support her countrymen and the cause as well.
I was relieved that I never heard the word "Muslim" during the event. The focus was on freedom of the press, not the repressive elements out there trying to suppress it.
I felt better having gone.
More pictures on http://www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf/keys/2015_01_07_Je_Suis_Charlie
The Wednesday attack on the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly newspaper, set off a torrent of email traffic supporting the freedom of the press. By 1pm, a vigil had been scheduled that night at the Newseum:
In light of the horrendous attack that killed 12 people in Paris today, let's get together to stand peacefully in support of Charlie Hebdo and for freedom of the press. Bring your pencils and pens. #jesuischarlie
It was a bitterly cold night here in DC and vigils are always held outside for some reason but sometimes you just gotta go. So I did.
On the way, I ran into another vigil near the Navy Memorial Metro stop. They said they were with the All Souls Church, a Unitarian community, but I wasn't really interested in a religious response to the violence so I moved on quickly.
I was early and initially only a few people including the lead organizers, mostly French, were there. They handed "JE SUIS CHARLIE" -- "I am Charlie" -- papers to people as we showed up. Among those filming were Newseum staff who said we were free to go into the museum for heat and bathrooms if we wanted to. I heard their atrium jumbotron said "JE SUIS CHARLIE" and I wanted to film it so I went through security. Pretty quickly, the rest of the folks started coming in too.
There, we warmed up and the organizers explained to the cameras why we were assembling -- to stand up for freedom of the press -- and that the Newseum -- which has the First Amendment emblazoned on its Pennsylvania Avenue side entrance -- was the ideal place to do it. They had no idea how many people were going to show up but it was easily several hundred folks which I thought was pretty impressive for an instant event on a very cold night.
We then went back outside. Once we had reassembled, the names of the terrorist victims were read. The crowd chanted "JE SUIS CHARLIE" in solidarity with each name.
People continued to mingle, arrive, and depart. I noticed Chistine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, had come to support her countrymen and the cause as well.
I was relieved that I never heard the word "Muslim" during the event. The focus was on freedom of the press, not the repressive elements out there trying to suppress it.
I felt better having gone.
Thursday, January 01, 2015
A couple or three old bits for the New Year
The Washington Post did something, probably not in the actual paper, on editorial cartoons in 2003.
In 1939, Charles Howard collected original cartoons from Washington newspaper cartoonists Clifford Berryman, H.M. Talbert and Gene Elderman. I have no idea why the Art Institute of Chicago has a 4-page finding aid to them on its website. Nor do I know who Talbert is.
Harry Hopkins and the NewDeal: As Seen by the Cartoonists was an exhibit at Georgetown University in 1998. It also included Berryman, Elderman and Bill Talburt (note spelling)
In 1939, Charles Howard collected original cartoons from Washington newspaper cartoonists Clifford Berryman, H.M. Talbert and Gene Elderman. I have no idea why the Art Institute of Chicago has a 4-page finding aid to them on its website. Nor do I know who Talbert is.
Elderman, courtesy of GU |
Friday, December 26, 2014
The Year in Cartoons in today's Post
Editorial cartoons, that is. I can't be bothered finding it on their website, since it's not immediately obvious on the Opinion page. And honestly, with all due respect to the cartoonists selected, it's not a very interesting group of cartoons either. Go watch Ann Telnaes' latest video on the site instead.
Toles' Year should appear in a few days.
Toles' Year should appear in a few days.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year Series ends its 42 Year Run
Posted by Steve Artley
Pelican Publishing Company, which produced the annual collection of editorial cartoons, Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year, announced on November 18 that it has ceased production of the series, ending with the 2014 edition released last spring. The series, originally edited by editorial cartoonist Charles Brooks began in the early seventies and for many years was the only publication of its kind that showcased the year's political cartoons from across America, featuring work from members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Following Brooks' death in 2011, editing duties fell to cartoonist Steve Kelley.
At the time the publication began, nearly every American city had a morning and evening newspaper, and each paper had a full time editorial cartoonist. By the mid 1980's, with a greater number of newspapers being bought up by large news conglomerates that relied more on syndicated stories and art, the number began to dwindle. Now, there are less than 40 full time editorial cartoonists on staff at metropolitan newspapers in the United States. Public interest in traditional political cartooning has waned, as well. Within the past few years, online cartoon anthologies such as TIME and NPR, along with cartoon roundups once popular in the New York Times, Newsweek, and other print publications have been eliminated.
While no details have been released from Pelican on its decision to cease publication, this action comes as no surprise to those of us in the editorial cartooning field.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection at the DC Public Library (UPDATED)
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The Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection at the DC Public Library has been digitized. Their website claims 132 images are available, including the above 1908 cartoon about the President not attending to his duties.
The collection description reads:
About this collection
The Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection contains 108 political cartoons of the Pulitzer Prize winning D.C. editorial cartoonist donated to the library by the artist's daughter. Most of the cartoons are original drawings created by Berryman for publication in the Washington Evening Star from approximately 1900 to 1948.
The cartoons address D.C. community issues, congressional appropriation and District finances, holidays and events, national politics, District political representation, weather and nature, and World Wars I and II. Many of these works include Berryman's most famous creation, the "Berryman Bear," a small, fuzzy bear cub often paired with President Theodore Roosevelt that was the inspiration for the toy teddy bear. The collection also contains a handful of miscellaneous Berryman drawings, cards, and caricatures.
The entire Berryman collection has been digitized and is available here.
Most Berryman images are in the public domain, but the rights status of each item is noted.
11/12/2019: Updated with new links.
The cartoons address D.C. community issues, congressional appropriation and District finances, holidays and events, national politics, District political representation, weather and nature, and World Wars I and II. Many of these works include Berryman's most famous creation, the "Berryman Bear," a small, fuzzy bear cub often paired with President Theodore Roosevelt that was the inspiration for the toy teddy bear. The collection also contains a handful of miscellaneous Berryman drawings, cards, and caricatures.
The entire Berryman collection has been digitized and is available here.
Most Berryman images are in the public domain, but the rights status of each item is noted.
11/12/2019: Updated with new links.
Sunday, February 02, 2014
Zunar's appearance at Busboys and Poets
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar, whose books are regularly censored in his home country, appeared at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC. With his permission, I've uploaded photographs and a recording of his talk, which was sponsored by Cartoonists Rights Network International. He speaks about his book being banned, and being arrested for sedition, as well his countersuits against the government. He's a brave man.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
The Atlantic on Herblock
'This Shop Gives Every New President of the Unites States a Free Shave'
In 55 years as the Washington Post's editorial cartoonist, Herblock coined "McCarthyism," helped take down Nixon, and delivered pointed commentaries that remain relevant today.
David A. Graham Jan 26 2014,
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/01/this-shop-gives-every-new-president-of-the-unites-states-a-free-shave/283131/
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/01/this-shop-gives-every-new-president-of-the-unites-states-a-free-shave/283131/
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Herblock in his office after winning his third Pulitzer Prize, in 1979. (Charles Tasnadi/Associated Press)
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
A Long and Winding Road, or, Ike Liked Cartoons
A Long and Winding Road
by Stu McIntire
(updated 4/14/2017, see point #8)
A dedicated collector is a scavenger (of sorts) and a patient soul, which is where this story begins.
In the early 1980s my wife and I took a trip to Antique Row on Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland. We weren’t scouting for anything in particular, just out for a fun afternoon.
We wandered in and out of the shops not finding anything until we walked into one which had a pedestal table just inside the front door, on which rested a basket. The basket held several dozen black and white photographs. Most were unremarkable but one included President Dwight D. Eisenhower and seven other men I did not recognize. Eisenhower was looking at a book and it was open to a page with a cartoon on it. Intrigued, I sifted through the basket, found one similar picture and settled on the two photos, which I purchased. Price? One dollar each.
The pictures remained untouched for a couple of years until I decided to learn more about them. I sent one to Maggie Thompson at The Comics Buyers Guide, offering to share it with the CBG readers. I also asked if she could tell me anything about it. A short while later it was published with the following comments:
(Published in The Comics Buyers' Guide #587; February 15, 1985):
"This historic photograph of four National Cartoonists Society presidents meeting with President Dwight D. Eisenhower more than 30 years ago was sent to CBG by Stuart McIntire. Stuart asked us to identify the participants; we did, getting confirmation from Mort Walker, Milton Caniff, and Ron Goulart. Eisenhower was presented with a collection of original cartoons, caricatures, and drawings of himself by members of the NCS (many of these were collected into a book called President Eisenhower's Cartoon Book), and made an honorary member of the NCS. (Stuart mentions that, using extreme magnification on the original photo, he was able to make out the name "Carl Grubert" on the page to which the book is open; Grubert drew a humorous family strip called The Berrys.) From left to right are: Milton Caniff (Terry and the Pirates; Steve Canyon), an unidentified man (Caniff said he thinks he was a Treasury Department official); Goulart says it could be Charles Biro), Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon; Rip Kirby), another unidentified man (another Treasury Department official, Caniff guessed), Eisenhower ("probably Eisenhower," said Goulart, living up to his reputation as a wit), Walt Kelly (Pogo), Rube Goldberg (Boob McNutt), and Treasury Secretary George Humphrey. Walt Kelly was then President of the NCS; Caniff, Raymond, and Goldberg were past Presidents. Caniff added that Humphrey arranged the meeting "as a sort of reward for drawings the cartoonists had made in support of the E-Bond sales after the war."
[The Editors of CBG publicly express their deep personal gratitude to Mort, Milt, and Ron - three of the busiest people we know - for taking time to help us on identification.]
"This historic photograph of four National Cartoonists Society presidents meeting with President Dwight D. Eisenhower more than 30 years ago was sent to CBG by Stuart McIntire. Stuart asked us to identify the participants; we did, getting confirmation from Mort Walker, Milton Caniff, and Ron Goulart. Eisenhower was presented with a collection of original cartoons, caricatures, and drawings of himself by members of the NCS (many of these were collected into a book called President Eisenhower's Cartoon Book), and made an honorary member of the NCS. (Stuart mentions that, using extreme magnification on the original photo, he was able to make out the name "Carl Grubert" on the page to which the book is open; Grubert drew a humorous family strip called The Berrys.) From left to right are: Milton Caniff (Terry and the Pirates; Steve Canyon), an unidentified man (Caniff said he thinks he was a Treasury Department official); Goulart says it could be Charles Biro), Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon; Rip Kirby), another unidentified man (another Treasury Department official, Caniff guessed), Eisenhower ("probably Eisenhower," said Goulart, living up to his reputation as a wit), Walt Kelly (Pogo), Rube Goldberg (Boob McNutt), and Treasury Secretary George Humphrey. Walt Kelly was then President of the NCS; Caniff, Raymond, and Goldberg were past Presidents. Caniff added that Humphrey arranged the meeting "as a sort of reward for drawings the cartoonists had made in support of the E-Bond sales after the war."
[The Editors of CBG publicly express their deep personal gratitude to Mort, Milt, and Ron - three of the busiest people we know - for taking time to help us on identification.]
Now I had a mission. Find and purchase a copy of President Eisenhower's Cartoon Book. For years this was a mental note in the back of my mind but I did frequently scan the shelves at used book stores, always without luck. Fast forward to September of 2012 and a trip to the Baltimore Comic Con.
Towards the end of a day on the dealer floor I stumbled across a booth with a multitude of items that caught my eye. This dealer had a lot of merchandise that was comic-related and much of it was old. I went through boxes of very attractive swag. I knew not what I wanted but I’d know it when I saw it. When I came to the box that held a copy of the President Eisenhower's Cartoon Book it was like the scene in Christmas Vacation when Clark Griswold found the perfect Christmas tree.
with dustjacket |
without dustjacket |
My main goal at the Con was collecting autographs in a couple of my Sandman hardcover collections (check) and perhaps to see a few friends (check). I never imagined I’d score a long-sought piece for my collection but I struck a deal for this and one other piece (Badtime Stories by Bernie Wrightson).
Flash forward again. Curiosity has the better of me. What else can I learn about the background story of this book? How about:
1. An Internet search turned up other photos taken at the same time as the pictures I bought on Antique Row:
2. In 1954, President Eisenhower was made an honorary member of the National Cartoonists Society. He and Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey were awarded the Silver T-Square, given by the NCS to persons who have demonstrated outstanding dedication or service to the Society or the profession. The occasion was celebrated at a formal breakfast in Washington, attended by the President and several NCS members.
Stamped on the back of the above photo:
Photo shows: Milton Caniff, creator of famous comic strip, STEVE CANYON at microphone with President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Walt Kelly, creator of POGO seated at table during a United States Savings Bond Program breakfast in Washington honoring the National Cartoonists Society for patriotic service on the Savings Bond Program.
Also stamped on the back:
3. Note the name Toni Mendez. Toni Mendez, a huge influencing force behind the creation of the National Cartoonists Society, was Caniff’s agent (as well as several other prominent cartoonists). She was also once a member of the famed high-kicking Rockettes dance troupe!
4. 4. Here is a picture of the volume of original cartoons presented to Eisenhower as well as a few samples of the work contained therein (by Alex Raymond, Milton Caniff, Rube Goldberg, and Walt Kelly):
5. Eisenhower himself was a known ‘doodler’ and here is but one example:
6. Fans well-versed in comic book history may recall that it was earlier in the very same year these cartoonists broke bread with the President that Milton Caniff and Walt Kelly testified before the infamous United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency.
7. One of the ninety-five artists represented in President Eisenhower's Cartoon Book was Bill Crawford, once an artist who worked at the Washington Daily News and Washington Post.
8. I bought this one on eBay in April 2017. Next to Ike is Rube Goldberg. Next to Rube, behind Ike is Walt Kelly. On the left hand page to which the album is opened is a drawing by Jay (Modest Maidens) Alan. The drawing on the right is by Jerry Robinson. The caption under Robinson's drawing says "Thank you Mr. President --- for the wonderful laughter! Especially if the joke is BY us --- but even if it's ON us! J.R. N.C.S."
The caption reads: (WX4) WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- CARTOONS OF, AND FOR, IKE -- President Eisenhower is pleased by this gift from White House callers today, a bound volume of cartoons of himself drawn by members of the National Cartoonists Society. Standing at right are Rube Goldberg, honorary chairman of the Society, and Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey, right. The drawings on the opened pages are not identified. (AP Wire photo) (EE31038 stf-hlg) 1954
8. I bought this one on eBay in April 2017. Next to Ike is Rube Goldberg. Next to Rube, behind Ike is Walt Kelly. On the left hand page to which the album is opened is a drawing by Jay (Modest Maidens) Alan. The drawing on the right is by Jerry Robinson. The caption under Robinson's drawing says "Thank you Mr. President --- for the wonderful laughter! Especially if the joke is BY us --- but even if it's ON us! J.R. N.C.S."
The caption reads: (WX4) WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- CARTOONS OF, AND FOR, IKE -- President Eisenhower is pleased by this gift from White House callers today, a bound volume of cartoons of himself drawn by members of the National Cartoonists Society. Standing at right are Rube Goldberg, honorary chairman of the Society, and Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey, right. The drawings on the opened pages are not identified. (AP Wire photo) (EE31038 stf-hlg) 1954
So there you have it. This story was thirty years or so in the making, but slow and steady wins the race!
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Jen Sorensen's RFK Journalism award photos
Monday, July 29, 2013
Matt Davies at Politics and Prose pictures
Editorial cartoonist Matt Davies was at Politics and Prose, July 27, 2013 for his new children's book Ben Rides On. Here's some more pictures of him in action.
The book is short, but enjoyable. Davies did a nice chalk talk with children from the audience 'helping' him draw. He kindly let me keep his crow drawing. The Library of Congress (in the person of Sara Duke) got the caricature of his teacher.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Young D.C.'s editorial cartoon auction ends tomorrow
Unfortunately, today was the first I'd heard of it.
Less than 24 hours left to bid in "YDC Drawn to the Screen" – our first online auction of editorial cartoons
Less than 24 hours left to bid in "YDC Drawn to the Screen" – our first online auction of editorial cartoons
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
More Herblock award videos
I think these are all the cartoonist videos that are online. You can also watch the lectures (although not Garry Trudeau's oddly enough)
Dan Perkins: 2013 Prize Winner
herblockvideo May 8, 2013
Matt Bors: 2012 Prize Winner
herblockvideo May 14 2012
Tom Toles: 2011 Prize Winner
herblockvideo May 18 2011
Matt Wuerker: 2010 Prize Winner
herblockvideo Apr 10, 2013
Pat Bagley: 2009 Prize Winner
herblockvideo Oct 8, 2010
John Sherffius: 2008 Prize Winner
herblockvideo Oct 8, 2010
Jim Morin: 2007 Prize Winner
herblockvideo Oct 15, 2010
Jeff Danziger: 2006 Prize Winner
herblockvideo April 10 2013
Tony Auth: 2005 Prize Winner
herblockvideo Oct 15, 2010
Matt Davies: 2004 Prize Winner
herblockvideo October 6 2010
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