Herblock Prize Ceremony Tonight
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The Boston Globe and The Nib cartoonist Ward Sutton will be honored by the Herb Block Foundation tonight as the 2018 winner of their eponymous prize.
According to the Herb Block Foundation site:
“We were greatly impressed by the quality and breadth of submissions, with so much outstanding work being done in all types of political cartooning. But we felt that Ward Sutton’s combination of strong artwork and sharp satirical writing stood out. Ward’s art style has an appealing comic book look that includes a mastery of caricature within that context. He juxtaposes these attractive drawings with strong, urgent writing, setting up creative premises and wringing out of them cutting humor and provocative commentary that rise to the historical importance of today’s issues.”
The event to be hosted by The Library of Congress.
The New Yorker and Rolling Stone cartoonist Steve Brodner was a finalist for the prize.
Previous winners:
2017: Ruben Bolling
2016: Mark Fiore
2015: Kevin Kallaugher (KAL)
2014: Jen Sorenson
2013: Tom Tomorrow
2012: Matt Bors
2011: Tom Toles
2010: Matt Wuerker
2009: Pat Bagley
2008: John Sherrfius
2007: Jim Morin
2006: Jeff Danzinger
2005: Tony Auth
2004: Matt Davies
About the Herb Block Foundation: The Herb Block Foundation is committed to defending the basic freedoms guaranteed all Americans, combating all forms of discrimination and prejudice and improving the conditions of the poor and underprivileged through the creation or support of charitable and educational programs with the same goals.
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