Cartoon exhibition: Tory Blues
An exhibition called Tory Blues: A Cartoon History of the Conservative Party opens today (October 21) at the Political Cartoon Gallery in London and runs until January 7, 2009. It features original political cartoons charting the history of the Conservative Party from Benjamin Disraeli, through the likes of Balfour, Baldwin, Churchill, Thatcher and Major, to […]
Campaign cartooning: Discussing how the art of satire shapes the political landscape
Kal (Kevin Kallaugher), cartoonist for the Economist for the past 30 years, will be discussing political cartooning with Henry Naylor (former head writer for Spitting Image). The debate will be chaired by Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy and will be followed by Kal conducting a hands-on interactive cartooning demonstration. Campaign cartooning: Discussing how the art of […]
Frequently answered questions
“I have a great idea for a cartoon! Want to hear it?”“No.” … US political cartoonist Daryl Cagle takes on the questions that people always ask cartoonists. Some of it is very specific to Cagle’s site, but much of it is universal and very funny. Here’s another favourite: “When are you going to stop bashing […]
Cartoonists and the party political convention – Part 2: The Republicans
With Hurricane Gustav battering the Gulf Coast many of the cartoonists covering the DNC last week crossed the country to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis Saint Paul, including Rob Rogers (who had to cut short his visit to the convention due to his father’s death), Walt Handelsman and al.com’s JD Crowe. Other cartoonists covering […]
Cartoonists and the party political convention
Party political conference season is nearly upon us here in Britain, but in the US the Democratic Party have already finished their turn. The cartoonists were out in force both drawing and blogging in Denver, Colorado. Cartoon blogs from the convention include Rob Rogers from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (convention blog), convention first-timer Walt Handelsman from […]
Scarfe comes to Shrewsbury
The cartoonist Gerald Scarfe is touring the UK with his show Scarfe On The Road. It comes to the Shrewsbury Music Hall on the 4th of September Scarfe is one of Britain’s most popular caricaturists and is political cartoonist for the Sunday Times. For more details on this illustrated talk, which spans his 40-year career, […]
Cartoon exhibition: The Graphic Art of Comment
The Graphic Art of Comment, an exhibition of cartoons and illustrations from the Comment pages of the Guardian newspaper opens tomorrow (July 24) and runs until September 26. It showcases the work of more than 20 artists whose work can be seen in the paper’s Comment pages, including Martin Rowson, Steve Bell and David Parkins. […]
Cartoon exhibition: An Independent Line
An Independent Line – an exhibition of cartoons from The Independent newspaper, by Dave Brown, Peter Schrank and Tim Sanders, is at the Political Cartoon Gallery in London from June 18 until October 18. The exhibition promises to be a treat for lovers of satire, as it features a wealth of work from the Indie’s […]
Cartoons on the radio
Above: Low takes on Hitler and Mussolini. Click to enlarge Cartoons were back in the spotlight this morning with an item on BBC Radio Four’s Today show about the David Low exhibition currently running at London’s Political Cartoon Gallery. Tim Benson of the gallery appeared on the show to discuss the work with politicians Douglas […]