Pat Oliphant, master cartoonist

Pat Oliphant, master cartoonist

Although Pat Oliphant left Australia for America in 1964, his home country hasn’t forgotten him. The ABC made this short on the the cartoonist during the opening of his career retrospective last fall. See the master at work here: https://www.abc.net.au/7.30/a-look-back-at-the-career-of-cartoonist-pat/11867960

Dem donkeys turns 150

Thomas Nast’s Democrat Party mascot — the donkey — celebrates 150 years. The Daily Cartoonist has the breakdown of how a slur became a celebrated symbol.   https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2020/01/15/150-years-ago-thomas-nast-the-democrat-donkey/