Tag: International

International Cartoons, CNN and World Ink

Being connected to cartoonists around the world is a great pleasure for me. I feel it is a way for people to talk about issues without needing to use words and it is a way to be connected with other cultures and their concerns through art. And, I am fascinated at how we can see different artists approach one issue.   I was fortunate to be invited to write about this for CNN.com, and I curated a cartoon slide show for the article.  You can view it here, and it is titled “How International Cartoonists See Gadhafi.”  I put out a call to all the cartoonists I know around the globe, and within a few hours had a selection that we went with. The editors at CNN and I felt we had to move fast in case the situation changed in Libya.  Over the next few days, more cartoons arrived in my inbox  that I could not use for the CNN feature, but were equally poignant.  I will run these in the next day or so on the site I edit called World Ink.

Photos from Salon International du Dessins De Presse et d’Humour

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I was honored to receive the International Prize at the Salon du Dessins de Presse et d’Humour in St Just, France. I was given     two beautiful statues: a porcelaine cow and cartoon character. My French colleagues pictured here received the Regional Awards, and we were joined by students, who presented the awards to us.

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French cartoonist Valerie  Delacherie  and I were interviewed on French Web TV.

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The Exhibits. There were many, with cartoons from all over the world.

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And there was also an Exhibit of cartoons from my book, Sex and Sensibility.

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More photos.