Barry Blitt ha vinto il Premio Pulitzer 2019 Editorial Cartooning

Barry Blitt wins the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning

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Barry Blitt, contributor, The New Yorker

Barry Blitt ha vinto il Premio Pulitzer 2019 Editorial Cartooning per le vignette pubblicate su The New Yorker.
Per un lavoro che mette a nudo le personalità e le politiche che emergono dalla Casa Bianca e Trump con uno stile ingannevolmente dolce all'acquerello e con caricature apparentemente gentili.

Biography :
Barry Blitt is a cartoonist and an illustrator. Since 1992, he has contributed illustrations and more than a hundred covers to The New Yorker, including “Deluged,” which was voted Cover of the Year by the American Society of Magazine Editors in 2006, and “The Politics of Fear,” a finalist for the same award in 2009. His work has also appeared in Vanity Fair, Time, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic, and he illustrated Frank Rich’s weekly column in the New York Times. He has been honored with exhibitions and awards from the Society of Illustrators, Print, and American Illustration, and is a member of the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame. His work for children includes “George Washington’s Birthday” and “Once Upon a Time, the End (Asleep in 60 Seconds).” His latest book,“Blitt,” is a compilation of his illustrations for The New Yorker, the Times, Vanity Fair, and other publications.

For more, check out his website and book.


FINALISTS
Nominated as finalists in Editorial Cartooning in 2020:

Kevin Kallaugher, freelancer
For combining classically beautiful cartoon art and incisive wit to create a striking portfolio addressing the Trump administration, international affairs and local Baltimore politics.

Lalo Alcaraz, freelancer
For irreverent and poignant cartoon commentary focused on local and national issues from a distinctly Latinx perspective.

Matt Bors of The Nib
For cartoons that sliced through the hypocrisy of the Trump presidency, as well as the blind spots of moderate Democrats in a distinct, contemporary style.

THE JURY
Martha Carr (Chair)
Managing Editor, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

Darrin Bell*
Syndicated Cartoonist, Sacramento, CA

Suzette Hackney
Director of Opinion and Community Engagement, The Indianapolis Star

Jack Ohman*
Editorial Cartoonist, The Sacramento Bee

Signe Wilkinson*

Editorial Cartoonist, Philadelphia, PA

* Past Pulitzer Prize winner

©Kal / Kevin Kallaugher

© Lalo Alcares

© Matt Bors