John Jensen 1930-2018
John with a ‘selfie’ which he did for an exhibition at the cartoon archive, Kent University. Photo © Pat Jensen Sadly, it has been reported that John Jensen has passed away at the sprightly age of 88. John was a well respected and fondly thought of member of the cartoon community. He was a supreme and very versatile draughtsman. John […]
The Iron Lady vs the Cartoonists
An exhibition of Margaret Thatcher cartoons, The Eyes of Caligula and the Lips of Marilyn Monroe, opens at the Chris Beetles Gallery in London today (11 June). The gallery is promoting the event with the caricature above by Procartoonists.org member Jonathan Cusick. The exhibition features cartoonists including Jak, John Jensen, Larry, Ed McLachlan, Matt and Peter […]
Cartoons as figures of speech
Cartoonist and Procartoonists.org member John Jensen has long characterised the connection between words and pictures in his work for Writing Magazine. His new collection – Figures of Speech – will now be launched at the UK Cartoon Museum next week. John kindly agreed to share some of the work from the book below. Further details available […]
Talking about Bateman
The cartoonist and Procartoonists.org member John Jensen is to host a talk on H.M Bateman at the Cartoon Museum in London next week. The Early Bateman is held in conjuction with the museum’s exhibition The Man Who Went Mad on Paper. In the talk, on Wednesday 27 June at 6.30pm, John will explore the beauty […]
The Illustrators 2011
The Illustrators 2011 opens at the Chris Beetles Gallery in St James’s, London, this weekend, and runs until January 7. The gallery’s annual winter show features more than 85 much-loved and respected illustrators and cartoonists from 1837 to the present day. Contemporary cartoonists in The Illustrators 2011 include PCO members Jonathan Cusick, above, and John […]
Exhibition in aid of tsunami victims
The Kyoto International Cartoonist Congress has organised an exhibition from which proceeds will go to victims of the Japanese tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The Kyoto International Cartoon Special Exhibition features 300 cartoons from 127 cartoonists in 41 countries, including, from the UK, Martin Honeysett, John Jensen, Ken Pyne and Ross Thomson. A detail […]
Mocking the twits of the 21st century
Master Cartoonist John Jensen wrote to Bloghorn about the stories of criticism for the one year postgraduate study into Comics and Visual Communication recently launched by the University of Dundee. We publish his letter below. Tom Harris is an MP whose hobbies include astronomy, science, fiction, cinema, karaoke and tennis. He was a journalist before […]
Foghorn magazine – Issue 49
Spring has nearly sprung and so has the latest issue of Foghorn, the cartoon magazine of the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation. In keeping with this issue’s musical theme, the magazine features an operatic cover by PCO’s Chichi Parish and is available to subscribers for the very merry annual price of £20 for six full colour issues. What’s inside? Noel […]
Cartoon contest is no laughing matter
PCO cartoonist John Jensen takes a look at a Turkish cartoon competition: Turkey recently staged its 27th Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition and a 255-page catalogue was released, beautifully printed throughout in colour, with text in Turkish and English. There’s a long list of successful exhibitors – 44 countries are represented – and a much […]