Bob gorrell, editorial cartoonist — kiwanis club of richmond

Bob Gorrell is a nationally-syndicated editorial cartoonist distributed by Creators Syndicate. After two years as staff artist at the Ft. Gorrell moved to the Richmond Times-Dispatch in , and served there as editorial cartoonist until resigning in January to concentrate on syndicated editorial and comics page features. He continues to produce three to four editorial cartoons each week for distribution by Creators Syndicate, and he contributes uncredited writing to several popular comics page features.

For almost 50 years, I've had the incredible privilege of foisting my personal opinions on the innocent public through my editorial cartoons.

His commentary has been featured in Time, Newsweek, National Review, and other prominent periodicals, and college papers have receive his drawings through the U. Educational Foundation. His work has been included in numerous cartoon anthologies, and is available along with cartoons by Gary Brookins in their jointly-published Pen Pals. During , Gorrell compiled a solo collection of his cartoons for national distribution titled Affairs of State.

Gorrell and Brookins collaborated on the comic strip Cobwebs from to , and they co-produced the op-ed cartoon feature Muddle America from to Gorrell won first place for editorial cartooning in seven Virginia Press Association Awards competitions.

Bob Gorrell is a nationally-syndicated editorial cartoonist distributed by Creators Syndicate.

His drawings have been solicited for numerous exhibitions in galleries throughout the United States, and they are frequently requested for purchase by private collectors. Samples of his work are on deposit with museums of cartoon art at Ohio State University, and the majority of his archives are housed at Alderman Library at The University of Virginia.

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