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The Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an United States award regarded as the highest national honor in newspaper journalism, literary achievements and musical composition....
 for Editorial Cartoon
Editorial cartoon

An editorial cartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an illustration or comic strip containing a politics or social message, that usually relates to current events or personalities....
ing has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing, and pictorial effect. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.








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The Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an United States award regarded as the highest national honor in newspaper journalism, literary achievements and musical composition....
 for Editorial Cartoon
Editorial cartoon

An editorial cartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an illustration or comic strip containing a politics or social message, that usually relates to current events or personalities....
ing has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing, and pictorial effect. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award.

List of winners and their official citations


  • 1922: Rollin Kirby
    Rollin Kirby

    Rollin Kirby was an American political cartoonist.Kirby worked as a cartoonist at the New York Mail, New York World and the New York Post....
    , New York World
    New York World

    The New York World was a newspaper published in New York from 1860 until 1931. It played a major role in the history of American newspapers....
    , "for 'On the Road to Moscow.'"
  • 1923: no award given
  • 1924: Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling, Des Moines Register and Tribune, "for 'In Good Old USA.'"
  • 1925: Rollin Kirby
    Rollin Kirby

    Rollin Kirby was an American political cartoonist.Kirby worked as a cartoonist at the New York Mail, New York World and the New York Post....
    , New York World
    New York World

    The New York World was a newspaper published in New York from 1860 until 1931. It played a major role in the history of American newspapers....
    , "for 'News from the Outside World.'"
  • 1926: D. R. Fitzpatrick, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwest region, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri as far south as Memphis, TN and as far north as Springfield, Illinoi...
    , "for 'The Laws of Moses and the Laws of Today.'"
  • 1927: Nelson Harding, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, "for 'Toppling the Idol.'"
  • 1928: Nelson Harding, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, "for 'May His Shadow Never Grow Less.'"
  • 1929: Rollin Kirby
    Rollin Kirby

    Rollin Kirby was an American political cartoonist.Kirby worked as a cartoonist at the New York Mail, New York World and the New York Post....
    , New York World
    New York World

    The New York World was a newspaper published in New York from 1860 until 1931. It played a major role in the history of American newspapers....
    , "for 'Tammany.'"
  • 1930: Charles R. Macauley, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, "for 'Paying for a Dead Horse.'"
  • 1931: Edmund Duffy
    Edmund Duffy

    Edmund Duffy was an editorial cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun. He joined the paper in 1924 and received high praise from H. L. Mencken. He was among the first white cartoonist to attack the Ku Klux Klan and lynching....
    , Baltimore Sun, "for 'An Old Struggle Still Going On.'"
  • 1932: John T. McCutcheon
    John T. McCutcheon

    John Tinney McCutcheon was an American newspaper political cartoonist who was known as the "Dean of American Cartoonists".McCutcheon was born near South Raub, Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Indiana to Captain John Barr McCutcheon and Clara Glick McCutcheon....
    , Chicago Tribune
    Chicago Tribune

    "The Trib" redirects here. For other newspapers with similar names, see Tribune The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company....
    , "for 'A Wise Economist Asks a Question.'"
  • 1933: H. M. Talburt, Washington Daily News
    Washington Daily News

    Washington Daily News is a daily newspaper based in Washington, North Carolina.References...
    , "for 'The Light of Asia.'"
  • 1934: Edmund Duffy
    Edmund Duffy

    Edmund Duffy was an editorial cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun. He joined the paper in 1924 and received high praise from H. L. Mencken. He was among the first white cartoonist to attack the Ku Klux Klan and lynching....
    , Baltimore Sun, "for 'California Points with Pride!'"
  • 1935: Ross A. Lewis, Milwaukee Journal, "for 'Sure, I'll Work for Both Sides.'"
  • 1936: no award given
  • 1937: C. D. Batchelor
    C. D. Batchelor

    Clarence Daniel Batchelor was an American editorial cartoonist who was also noted for painting and sculpture.Batchelor's journalistic career began in 1911 as a staff artist for the Kansas City Star....
    , New York Daily News
    New York Daily News

    The Daily News of New York City is the fifth most-widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 703,137, as of March 30, 2008....
    , "for 'Come on in, I'll treat you right. I used to know your Daddy.'"
  • 1938: Vaughn Shoemaker, Chicago Daily News
    Chicago Daily News

    The Chicago Daily News was an afternoon daily newspaper published between 1876 and 1978 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It earned thirteen Pulitzer Prizes....
    , "for 'The Road Back.'"
  • 1939: Charles G. Werner, Daily Oklahoman, "for 'Nomination for 1938.'"
  • 1940: Edmund Duffy
    Edmund Duffy

    Edmund Duffy was an editorial cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun. He joined the paper in 1924 and received high praise from H. L. Mencken. He was among the first white cartoonist to attack the Ku Klux Klan and lynching....
    , Baltimore Sun, "for 'The Outstretched Hand.'"
  • 1941: Jacob Burck
    Jacob Burck

    Jacob Burck was an American painter and Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.Born near Bialystok, Poland and immigrating to the U.S. at age seven, Burck was educated at the Cleveland School of Art on a scholarship after he was discovered making chalk drawings on a Cleveland sidewalk instead of attending elementary school....
    , Chicago Times
    Chicago Times

    The Chicago Times was a newspaper in Chicago from 1854 to 1895 when it merged with the Chicago Herald.The Times was founded in 1854, by James W....
    , "for 'If I Should Die Before I Wake.'"
  • 1942: Herbert Lawrence Block (Herblock), NEA
    NEA

    NEA or nea may refer to:* Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs * The National Education Association, the largest labor union in the USA* National Endowment for the Arts...
     service    , "for 'British Plane'"
  • 1943: Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling, Des Moines Register and Tribune, "for 'What a Place For a Waste Paper Salvage Campaign.'"
  • 1944: Clifford K. Berryman
    Clifford K. Berryman

    Clifford K. Berryman was a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist with the Washington Star newspaper from 1907-1949. He was also a cartoonist for the Washington Post from 1891-1907....
    , Evening Star (Washington D.C.), "for 'Where Is the Boat Going?'"
  • 1945: Sergeant Bill Mauldin
    Bill Mauldin

    William Henry "Bill" Mauldin was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist from the United States. He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters Willie and Joe....
    , United Features Syndicate
    United Media

    United Media is a large editorial column and comic strip newspaper print syndication service based in the United States, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company....
    , "for distinguished service as a cartoonist, as exemplified by the cartoon entitled, 'Fresh, spirited American troops, flushed with victory, are bringing in thousands of hungry, ragged, battle-weary prisoners,' in the series entitled, 'Up Front With Mauldin.'"
  • 1946: Bruce Alexander Russell, Los Angeles Times
    Los Angeles Times

    The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. It is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States and the fourth-most widely distributed newspaper in the United States....
    , "for 'Time to Bridge That Gulch.'"
  • 1947: Vaughn Shoemaker, Chicago Daily News
    Chicago Daily News

    The Chicago Daily News was an afternoon daily newspaper published between 1876 and 1978 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It earned thirteen Pulitzer Prizes....
    , "for his cartoon, 'Still Racing His Shadow.'"
  • 1948: Reuben L. Goldberg, New York Sun
    New York Sun (historical)

    The Sun was a New York newspaper that was published from 1833 until 1950. It was considered a serious paper, like the city's two more successful broadsheets, the New York Times and New York Herald Tribune....
    , "for 'Peace Today.'"
  • 1949: Lute Pease, Newark Evening News
    Newark Evening News

    The Newark Evening News was an United States newspaper published in Newark, New Jersey. As New Jersey's largest city, Newark played a major role in New Jersey journalistic history....
    , "for 'Who Me?'"
  • 1950: James T. Berryman, Evening Star (Washington D.C.), "for 'All Set for a Super-Secret Session in Washington.'"
  • 1951: Reg (Reginald W.) Manning
    Reg Manning

    Reginald W. Manning , better known as Reg Manning, was an American artist and illustrator, best known for his editorial cartoons.He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri, and during his childhood came to live in Phoenix, Arizona....
    , Arizona Republic, "for 'Hats.'"
  • 1952: Fred L. Packer, New York Mirror
    New York Mirror

    The New-York Mirror was a newspaper published in New York City under many variant titles, including The Evening Mirror from 1844 to 1898....
    , "for 'Your Editors Ought to Have More Sense Than to Print What I Say!'"
  • 1953: Edward D. Kuekes, Cleveland Plain Dealer, "for 'Aftermath.'"
  • 1954: Herbert Lawrence Block (Herblock), Washington Post and Times-Herald, "for a cartoon depicting the robed figure of Death saying to Stalin
    Joseph Stalin

    Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1953....
     after he died, 'You Were Always A Great Friend of Mine, Joseph.'"
  • 1955: Daniel R. Fitzpatrick, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwest region, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri as far south as Memphis, TN and as far north as Springfield, Illinoi...
    , "for a cartoon published on June 8, 1954 entitled, 'How Would Another Mistake Help?' showing Uncle Sam
    Uncle Sam

    Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States , and sometimes more specifically of the American government, with the first usage of the term dating from the War of 1812 and the first illustration dating from 1852....
    , bayonet
    Bayonet

    A bayonet is a knife-, dagger-, sword-' or spike-shaped weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle of a rifle barrel or similar weapon, effectively turning the gun into a spear....
    ed rifle in hand, pondering whether to wade into a black marsh bearing the legend 'French Mistakes in Indo-China.' The award is also given for distinguished body of the work of Mr. Fitzpatrick in both 1954 and his entire career."
  • 1956: Robert York, Louisville Times, "for his cartoon, 'Achilles' showing a bulging figure of American prosperity tapering to a weak heel labeled 'Farm Prices.'"
  • 1957: Tom Little, Nashville Tennessean, "for 'Wonder Why My Parents Didn't Give Me Salk Shots?' published on January 12, 1956."
  • 1958: Bruce M. Shanks, Buffalo Evening News, "for 'The Thinker,' published on August 10, 1957, depicting the dilemma of union membership when confronted by racketeering leaders in some labor unions."
  • 1959: William H. (Bill) Mauldin
    Bill Mauldin

    William Henry "Bill" Mauldin was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist from the United States. He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters Willie and Joe....
    , St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwest region, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri as far south as Memphis, TN and as far north as Springfield, Illinoi...
    , "for I won the Nobel Prize for Literature. What was your crime?' published on October 30, 1958."
  • 1960: no award given
  • 1961: Carey Orr, Chicago Tribune
    Chicago Tribune

    "The Trib" redirects here. For other newspapers with similar names, see Tribune The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company....
    , "for 'The Kindly Tiger,' published on October 8, 1960."
  • 1962: Edmund S. Valtman
    Edmund S. Valtman

    Edmund S. Valtman was an Estonian-American editorial cartoonist and winner of the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning.Born in Tallinn, Estonia, he sold his first cartoons at age 15 to the children's magazine Laste r??m....
    , Hartford Times, "for 'What You Need, Man, Is a Revolution Like Mine,' published on August 31, 1961."
  • 1963: Frank Miller
    Frank Miller (editorial cartoonist)

    Frank Andrea Miller was an United States editorial cartoonist. He was a cartoonist for the Des Moines Register from 1953 to 1983. In 1963, Miller received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for his notable editorial cartoon on nuclear warfare which depicts a world destroyed and one ragged figure saying to another, "I said -- we...
    , Des Moines Register
    Des Moines Register

    The Des Moines Register is the daily morning newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. A separate edition of the Register is sold throughout much of Iowa....
    , "for a cartoon which showed a world destroyed with one ragged figure calling to another: 'I said we sure settled that dispute, didn't we!'"
  • 1964: Paul Conrad
    Paul Conrad

    Paul Francis Conrad is an United States political cartoonist. He was chief editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times from 1964 to 1993 and had been Print syndication to hundreds of newspapers worldwide....
    , The Denver Post
    The Denver Post

    The Denver Post is a daily newspaper and online website published in Denver, United States. It ranks in the top 50 largest-circulation newspapers in the United States, with an average weekday circulation of 255,452....
    , "for his editorial cartooning during the past year."
  • 1965: no award given
  • 1966: Don Wright
    Don Wright

    Donald Conway "Don" Wright is an United States editorial cartoonist.He began his newspaper career as a photographer and photo editor, switching to editorial cartooning in 1963....
    , Miami News, "for 'You Mean You Were Bluffing?'"
  • 1967: Patrick B. Oliphant, The Denver Post
    The Denver Post

    The Denver Post is a daily newspaper and online website published in Denver, United States. It ranks in the top 50 largest-circulation newspapers in the United States, with an average weekday circulation of 255,452....
    , "for 'They Won't Get Us To The Conference Table . . . Will They?' published February 1, 1966."
  • 1968: Eugene Gray Payne, Charlotte Observer, "for his editorial cartooning in 1967."
  • 1969: John Fischetti
    John Fischetti

    John R. Fischetti was an editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Daily News.In 1969 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Cartoon. He also received the National Cartoonist Society Editorial Cartoon Award for 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965....
    , Chicago Daily News
    Chicago Daily News

    The Chicago Daily News was an afternoon daily newspaper published between 1876 and 1978 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It earned thirteen Pulitzer Prizes....
    , "for his editorial cartooning in 1968."
  • 1970: Thomas F. Darcy, Newsday
    Newsday

    Newsday is a daily tabloid-size, Pulitzer Prize-winning, United States newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the New York City metropolitan area....
    , "for his editorial cartooning during 1969."
  • 1971: Paul Conrad
    Paul Conrad

    Paul Francis Conrad is an United States political cartoonist. He was chief editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times from 1964 to 1993 and had been Print syndication to hundreds of newspapers worldwide....
    , Los Angeles Times
    Los Angeles Times

    The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. It is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States and the fourth-most widely distributed newspaper in the United States....
     "for his editorial cartooning during 1970."
  • 1972: Jeff MacNelly
    Jeff MacNelly

    Jeffrey Kenneth MacNelly was a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and the creator of the popular comic strip Shoe ....
    , Richmond News-Leader "for his editorial cartooning during 1971."
  • 1973: no award given
  • 1974: Paul Szep
    Paul Szep

    Paul Michael Szep in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and is celebrated political cartoonist. He was the chief editorial cartoonist at the Boston Globe from 1967- 2001 and has been syndicated to hundreds of newspapers worldwide....
    , Boston Globe "for his editorial cartooning during 1973."
  • 1975: Garry Trudeau
    Garry Trudeau

    Garretson Beekman Trudeau is an United States cartoonist, best known for the Doonesbury comic strip....
    , Universal Press Syndicate
    Universal Press Syndicate

    Universal Press Syndicate, an Andrews McMeel Universal company, is the world's largest independent Print syndication and provides syndication for a number of lifestyle and opinion columns, comics, and various other content....
    , "for his cartoon strip Doonesbury
    Doonesbury

    Doonesbury is a comic strip by Garry Trudeau that chronicles the adventures and lives of a vast array of different characters of different ages, professions, and backgrounds?from the President of the United States to the title character, Michael Doonesbury, now a middle-aged, remarried father....
    ."
  • 1976: Tony Auth
    Tony Auth

    William Anthony Auth Jr. , better known as Tony Auth, is an editorial cartoonist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he has worked since 1971....
    , The Philadelphia Inquirer
    The Philadelphia Inquirer

    The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Delaware Valley of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R....
    , "for 'O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,' published on July 22, 1975."
  • 1977: Paul Szep
    Paul Szep

    Paul Michael Szep in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and is celebrated political cartoonist. He was the chief editorial cartoonist at the Boston Globe from 1967- 2001 and has been syndicated to hundreds of newspapers worldwide....
    , Boston Globe
  • 1978: Jeff MacNelly
    Jeff MacNelly

    Jeffrey Kenneth MacNelly was a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and the creator of the popular comic strip Shoe ....
    , Richmond News Leader
  • 1979: Herbert Lawrence Block, Washington Post, "for the body of his work."
  • 1980: Don Wright
    Don Wright

    Donald Conway "Don" Wright is an United States editorial cartoonist.He began his newspaper career as a photographer and photo editor, switching to editorial cartooning in 1963....
    , Miami News
  • 1981: Mike Peters, Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio)
    Dayton Daily News

    The Dayton Daily News is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is owned by Cox Enterprises.On August 15, 1898, James M. Cox purchased the Dayton Evening News....
  • 1982: Ben Sargent
    Ben Sargent

    Ben Sargent is an American editorial cartoonist. Since 1974, he has been drawing editorial cartoons for the Austin American-Statesman. His cartoons are also distributed nationally by Universal Press Syndicate....
    , Austin American-Statesman
    Austin American-Statesman

    The Austin American-Statesman is the major daily newspaper for Austin, Texas, the capital city of Texas. It is an award-winning publication owned by Cox Enterprises....
  • 1983: Richard Locher
    Dick Locher

    Richard Earl Locher , better known as Dick Locher, is a nationally Print syndication cartoonist.Locher was born in Dubuque, Iowa, Iowa. After high school, he began studying art at the University of Iowa and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts....
    , Chicago Tribune
    Chicago Tribune

    "The Trib" redirects here. For other newspapers with similar names, see Tribune The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company....
  • 1984: Paul Conrad
    Paul Conrad

    Paul Francis Conrad is an United States political cartoonist. He was chief editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times from 1964 to 1993 and had been Print syndication to hundreds of newspapers worldwide....
    , Los Angeles Times
    Los Angeles Times

    The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. It is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States and the fourth-most widely distributed newspaper in the United States....
  • 1985: Jeff MacNelly
    Jeff MacNelly

    Jeffrey Kenneth MacNelly was a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and the creator of the popular comic strip Shoe ....
    , Chicago Tribune
    Chicago Tribune

    "The Trib" redirects here. For other newspapers with similar names, see Tribune The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company....
  • 1986: Jules Feiffer
    Jules Feiffer

    Jules Ralph Feiffer is an award-wininng United States Print syndication comic-strip cartoonist and author. He is the author of numerous plays, screenplays and children's books ....
    , The Village Voice
    The Village Voice

    The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper in New York City, United States featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City....
  • 1987: Berke Breathed, Washington Post Writers Group
  • 1988: Doug Marlette
    Doug Marlette

    Douglas Nigel Marlette was a Pulitzer Prize-winning United States editorial cartoonist who, at the time of his death, had also published two novels and was "finding his voice in writing long-length fiction."...
    , Atlanta Constitution and Charlotte Observer
  • 1989: Jack Higgins
    Jack Higgins (cartoonist)

    Jack Higgins is an United States Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times....
    , Chicago Sun-Times
    Chicago Sun-Times

    The Chicago Sun-Times is an United States daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois....
  • 1990: Tom Toles
    Tom Toles

    Thomas Gregory Toles is a Left-wing politics United States political cartoonist. He is the winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning....
    , The Buffalo News
    The Buffalo News

    The Buffalo News is the primary newspaper of the Buffalo, New York, metropolitan area and its surrounding suburbs. It is wholly owned by Berkshire Hathaway....
    , "for his work during the year as exemplified by the cartoon 'First Amendment
    First Amendment to the United States Constitution

    The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "Establishment Clause of the First Amendment" or that prohibit the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, laws that infringe the Freedom of speech in the United State...
    .'"
  • 1991: Jim Borgman
    Jim Borgman

    James Mark Borgman is an United States cartoonist. He is known for his political cartoons and his nationally syndicated comic strip Zits ....
    , Cincinnati Enquirer
  • 1992: Signe Wilkinson
    Signe Wilkinson

    Signe Wilkinson is an editorial cartoonist best known for her work at the Philadelphia Daily News. She is the first female cartoonist to win the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1992 and was once named "the Pennsylvania state vegetable substitute" by the former speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives....
    , Philadelphia Daily News
    Philadelphia Daily News

    The Philadelphia Daily News is a tabloid newspaper that began publishing on March 31, 1925, under founding editor Lee Ellmaker. In its early years, it was dominated by crime stories, sports and sensationalism....
  • 1993: Stephen R. Benson, Arizona Republic
  • 1994: Michael Ramirez
    Michael Ramirez

    Michael Patrick Ramirez is a two-time United States Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. His cartoons typically present Conservatism in the United States viewpoints....
    , The Commercial Appeal
    The Commercial Appeal

    The Commercial Appeal is the predominant daily newspaper of Memphis, Tennessee and its surrounding Memphis metropolitan area. It is owned by The E....
    , "for his trenchant cartoons on contemporary issues."
  • 1995: Mike Luckovich
    Mike Luckovich

    Michael Edward Luckovich is an editorial cartoonist who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1989. He is Print syndication nationally to about 150 newspapers , through Creators Syndicate and is the 2006 winner of the Reuben, the National Cartoonists Society's top award for cartoonist of the year....
    , Atlanta Constitution
  • 1996: Jim Morin
    Jim Morin

    Jim Morin is a painting of more than 30 years, usually working in the medium of oil, and the editorial cartoonist at the Miami Herald since 1978....
    , Miami Herald
  • 1997: Walt Handelsman
    Walt Handelsman

    Walt Handelsman is a 2007 Pulitzer Prize winning and nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist for Newsday. He joined the paper in February 2001....
    , Times-Picayune
  • 1998: Stephen P. Breen
    Steve Breen

    Stephen Paul Breen is a nationally syndicated cartoonist.He graduated from Huntington Beach High School in 1988 and attended the University of California, Riverside, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science....
    , Asbury Park Press
    Asbury Park Press

    The Asbury Park Press is the major daily newspaper in Monmouth County, New Jersey and Ocean County, New Jersey counties of New Jersey and has third largest circulation in the state....
  • 1999: David Horsey
    David Horsey

    David Horsey is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist in the United States. His cartoons appear in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and are syndicated to newspapers nationwide....
    , Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is one of two daily newspapers in Seattle, Washington, United States, the other being the The Seattle Times....
  • 2000: Joel Pett
    Joel Pett

    Joel W. Pett is an United States Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Lexington Herald-Leader....
    , Lexington Herald-Leader
    Lexington Herald-Leader

    The Lexington Herald-Leader is a newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company and based in the United States city of Lexington, Kentucky. According to the 1999 Editor & Publisher International Yearbook, the Herald-Leaders paid circulation is the second largest in the Commonwealth of Kentucky....
  • 2001: Ann Telnaes
    Ann Telnaes

    Ann Carolyn Telnaes is a editorial cartoonist. Unlike many editorial cartoonists, Telnaes does not draw for any one set newspaper, and her cartoons are instead print syndication across the United States....
    , Los Angeles Times Syndicate
    Los Angeles Times Syndicate

    The Los Angeles Times Syndicate and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate International are newspaper syndicates which sold more than 140 features in more than 100 countries around the world....
  • 2002: Clay Bennett
    Clay Bennett

    Clay Bennett is an American editorial cartoonist. Currently drawing for the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Bennett is the winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning....
    , Christian Science Monitor
  • 2003: David Horsey
    David Horsey

    David Horsey is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist in the United States. His cartoons appear in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and are syndicated to newspapers nationwide....
    , Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is one of two daily newspapers in Seattle, Washington, United States, the other being the The Seattle Times....
    , "for his perceptive cartoons executed with a distinctive style and sense of humor."
  • 2004: Matt Davies
    Matt Davies (cartoonist)

    Matt Davies is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for The Journal News....
    , Journal News (White Plains, New York)
    The Journal News

    The Journal News is a newspaper in New York serving the suburban New York City counties of Westchester County, New York, Rockland County, New York, and Putnam County, New York, a region known as the Lower Hudson Valley....
    , "for his piercing cartoons on an array of topics, drawn with a fresh, original style."
  • 2005: Nick Anderson
    Nick Anderson (cartoonist)

    Nick Anderson is an United States editorial cartoonist. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his work with the The Courier-Journal. He currently draws cartoons for the Houston Chronicle; the newspaper's Web site maintains a blog for his cartoons and video animations....
    , Courier-Journal, Louisville, "for his unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages."
  • 2006: Mike Luckovich
    Mike Luckovich

    Michael Edward Luckovich is an editorial cartoonist who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1989. He is Print syndication nationally to about 150 newspapers , through Creators Syndicate and is the 2006 winner of the Reuben, the National Cartoonists Society's top award for cartoonist of the year....
     of Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "for his powerful cartoons on an array of issues, drawn with a simple but piercing style."
  • 2007: Walt Handelsman
    Walt Handelsman

    Walt Handelsman is a 2007 Pulitzer Prize winning and nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist for Newsday. He joined the paper in February 2001....
     of Newsday
    Newsday

    Newsday is a daily tabloid-size, Pulitzer Prize-winning, United States newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the New York City metropolitan area....
    , "for his stark, sophisticated cartoons and his impressive use of zany animation."
  • 2008: Michael Ramirez
    Michael Ramirez

    Michael Patrick Ramirez is a two-time United States Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. His cartoons typically present Conservatism in the United States viewpoints....
     of Investor's Business Daily
    Investor's Business Daily

    Investor's Business Daily is a national newspaper in the United States, published Monday through Friday, that covers international business, finance, and the global economy....
    , for "his provocative cartoons that rely on originality, humor and detailed artistry."


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