Meet YOUR cartoonist
Ben Sargent
Ben Sargent was born into a newspaper family in Amarillo, Texas, in 1948. He started drawing editorial cartoons for the American-Statesman in August 1974. Sargent holds a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin and is the winner of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning.
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More Cartoon Resources
Stop laughing, this is serious*
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists:
What you'll find: Collection of political cartoons, articles dealing with cartooning and cartoonists.
Where you'll find it: Click here
The Opper Project: Teaching history through political cartoons
Ohio State University has launched a project that uses editorial cartoons to teach history. You'll find lesson plans, downloadable toons and much more.
Click here for the Opper Project
Daryl Cagle's
Cartoon Index:
What you'll find: Huge selection of Political Cartoons updated daily. Collections categorized by topic.
Where you'll find it: Click here
CartoonArts International:
What you'll find: Major political cartoonists from the world press in over 75 countries.
Where you'll find it: Click here
*How far do Toons reach? The cartoon Australians consider the best and most famous in the world features two workmen hanging in the air from a steel girder, one by the pants of the other, pulling them down. The caption words, "For gorsake, stop laughing, this is serious," have since become a byword in Australian culture. See the cartoon and read more about it at Witty World
