Saturday, November 7, 2009
AAEC - Cartoonist Profiles
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Larry Wright - Detroit News |
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I began drawing political cartoons in 1960 for the Okinawa Morning Star, a civilian-owned English language daily, while serving with the Army on Okinawa. I took my discharge there and went to work for the Star full-time as editorial-page cartoonist and night news editor.
I left Okinawa in 1965 and returned to my hometown of Detroit for a job on the news desk of the Detroit Free Press. I conned my way into a daily political cartoon on the Free Press Feature Page and in 1976 The Detroit News offered me a position as a full-time cartoonist.
I drew . . .
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| Student Member |
Leilah Rampa - Anniston Star |
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Leilah Rampa was introduced to the field of editorial cartooning during her college years at Jacksonville State University, in Jacksonville, Alabama. After graduating with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2003, she was offered a position as editorial cartoonist for The Anniston Star in Anniston, Alabama. She is a native of Switzerland. . . .
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| Retired Member |
Joe King - Morro Bay Solo Sailor |
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HOW ABOUT THESE APPLES?
The Nation:
"Joe has more truth in his pen, than Bill O'Reilly could muster with a thousand "falaffels", and more integrity than Limbaugh could ever envision, in the most intense of oxycontin orgies."
- Eric Blumrich/BUSHFLASH.COM
The Neighborhood:
"The cartoons reveal the ambiance of the area, adding credibility to his other local cartoons. They . . .
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| Associate Member |
Thommy - IndiaNewEngland |
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While young, I enjoyed sketching people around me. At school, I was notorious for making cartoons of my teachers. One of them cursed me that I would end up ‘only’ as a cartoonist. Well, I have been publishing cartoons since I was 17. Over 400 of my cartoons have now appeared in print. Currently I am the contributing cartoonist for India-New England (MA), Pathram (NY), NRI Pulse (GA) and Malayalam News (UAE). Interestingly enough, I am also a Scientist, at Ascent Solar Technologies and ITN Energy systems advancing solar and re-chargeable battery . . .
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