The Washington Post editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes was awarded the Herblock Prize for 2023.
From the Herb Block Foundation announcement (with the submission portfolio):
Ann Telnaes creates editorial cartoons in various mediums — animation, visual essays, live sketches and traditional print — for The Washington Post.
Judges comments:
Ann Telnaes’ combination of expertly-crafted renderings and sharp wit consistently convey throughout her stunning portfolio.
Ann Telnaes is a maestra of editorial cartooning, and her portfolio here is a tour-de-force…
This groundbreaking work [The Insurrectionists Roll Call] was the judges’ immediate first choice …
Michael Ramirez is the 2023 Herblock Prize finalist.
Michael Ramirez is the editorial Cartoonist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and is internationally syndicated by Creators Syndicate.
The Daily Cartoonist congratulates both these talented cartoonists.
Congratulations Ann! What great news! Well-deserved indeed!
I don’t know Ann, but I have respect for her having worked as an editorial cartoonist. I had the opportunity of talking with Michael Ramirez at the Fischetti awards a few years ago. I hope to meet and sometime, too.
Great way to celebrate International Women’s Day. The comments by the judges are spot on. The scope and creativity of her work is well beyond anyone else in the field today.
“The Insurrectionists Roll Call” is arguably Telnaes’s greatest piece ever. It’s such a profound work of art.