Charges dropped against cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé

From Index on Censorship.

Index on Censorship welcomes the news that charges against cartoonist Nsé Ramón Esono Ebalé, who frequently uses his art to lampoon senior Equatorial Guinea government officials, have been dropped.

The Toronto Star’s editorial cartoonists

From The Toronto Star.

On the afternoon before Valentine’s Day, Theo Moudakis sat down at his desk in his home office and instead of drawing, as one might expect the Toronto Star’s editorial cartoonist to do, he started writing poetry.

18th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition (Theme and Regulations)

Here are the rules and regulations:

Newton's apple

My Saturday drawing in Le Droit was inspired by Donald Trump's suggestion to arm teachers to counter shootings in schools.

To my surprise, I am not the only cartoonist to have been struck by the same idea.

20 Iconic New Yorker Covers

Emily Temple in the Literary Hub.

“View of the World from 9th Avenue,” Saul Steinberg, March 29, 1976

Many iconic images of New York have originated at the New Yorker. You will find here 20 of the most memorable.

MacKinnon Cartoon Goes Viral

From The Chronicle Herald.

Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon is somewhat used to striking a chord with his pointed pen. Sometimes people love his drawings and sometimes not.

Sometimes, they just appreciate his political point of view.

Gloria Stoll Karn: Pulp Romance

From the Norman Rockwell Museum.

Gloria Stoll Karn, "Girl with mittens", 1945. Watercolor on board. Private Collection

It was a culture shock for a city girl to be transplanted from pulse of the Big Apple to a house surrounded by woods in in Pittsburgh, PA. But Gloria Stoll’s marriage to Fred Karn did just that, whisking her away from New York City and a blossoming art career in 1948.