Seth Named Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters

From The Toronto Star.

Upon discovering he was to be appointed a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French minister of culture, Canadian cartoonist Seth reacted: “Why me, of all people?” 

It’s pleasing to imagine a scene in which anyone — literally anyone — who has met him would reply with a single raised eyebrow and an affectionate chuckle. Seth is, it is fair to say, a character.

Great minds...

 

At the US Supreme Court, at the end of a working day, after an historic verdict on abortion.
Serge Chapleau, La Presse, Montreal, Tuesday June 28, 2022.

Mike Smith and Clay Jones Win Sigma Delta Chi Awards

From the Society of Professional Journalists. 

Cartoonists Mike Smith and Clay Jones were awarded Sigma Delta Chi awards for Best Editorial Cartooning from the Society of Professional Journalists.  

Irish cartoonist's IPSO complaints dismissed

 From The Irish News.

Veteran Irish News cartoonist Ian Knox has been "completely vindicated", the newspaper's editor has said, after press regulator IPSO dismissed complaints against two of his drawings.

Several people complained to IPSO about cartoons published in The Irish News on May 27 and May 28.

Winners of the18th Annual Doug Wright Awards

The Doug Wright Awards announced last night the winners for its 18th annual honours, selected from works published by Canadian creators during the 2021 calendar year.

18th Annual Doug Wright Awards

From the Doug Wright Awards.

The Doug Wright Awards are this Saturday, June 18, at Harold Town Park, 725 Church Street, in Toronto, at 7 p.m. ET—hosted by Richard Crouse! 

You can also watch live on our YouTube channel. The nominees can be found here.

“Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue” at the National Portrait Gallery

From the National Portrait Gallery.

Jack Davis,1973 Time magazine cover, April 30, 1973

The break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate Complex on June 17, 1972, quickly escalated to become a political and legal crisis that reached the highest levels of the United States government. 

Today, fifty years after the incident took place in Washington, D.C., “Watergate” stands for much more than the burglary itself.