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It just occurred to me that some cartoonists are not very good at drawing likenesses. I don't know why it really stood out so much today.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/06/15/political-cartoons-pulitzer-prize/
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The finalists:
Ruben Bolling
Lalo Alcaraz
Marty Two Bulls
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Then came clarification. The five-person jury for the category picked the finalists but the larger Pulitzer Prize Board, which selects the winners for all the prizes in journalism and the arts, did not do so for cartooning because no consensus pick emerged. That happens every so often in various categories, but this was the first time in nearly a half-century that it had happened to political artists.
The decision sparked a flurry of questions and comments on social media, followed by pointed criticism from cartooning outlets and organizations. Common responses amid the backlash were “disappointed,” “insulted” and “wrong” — and frustrated a community within journalism that has often felt imperiled, downgraded and disrespected in recent decades.
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The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists — of which Bolling and Alcaraz are members — issued a statement Friday: “We are mystified by the pointed rejection of talented Finalists, as well as the many other artists who have been creating powerful work in these most eventful and challenging of times.”
In 2017, Bolling and Two Bulls were honored by the Herblock Prize for cartooning. On Monday, Herb Block Foundation executive director Sarah Alex told The Post: “It’s a surprise that a Pulitzer award is not given in editorial cartooning at a time when support for journalists and the need to protect the freedom of expression has been so relevant.”
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The decision sparked a flurry of questions and comments on social media, followed by pointed criticism from cartooning outlets and organizations. Common responses amid the backlash were “disappointed,” “insulted” and “wrong” — and frustrated a community within journalism that has often felt imperiled, downgraded and disrespected in recent decades.
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The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists — of which Bolling and Alcaraz are members — issued a statement Friday: “We are mystified by the pointed rejection of talented Finalists, as well as the many other artists who have been creating powerful work in these most eventful and challenging of times.”
In 2017, Bolling and Two Bulls were honored by the Herblock Prize for cartooning. On Monday, Herb Block Foundation executive director Sarah Alex told The Post: “It’s a surprise that a Pulitzer award is not given in editorial cartooning at a time when support for journalists and the need to protect the freedom of expression has been so relevant.”
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The finalists:
Ruben Bolling
Lalo Alcaraz
Marty Two Bulls
