The Cartoon Art Trust is a

charity Charity may refer to: Giving * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * Ch ...

founded in 1989 in the

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, which acts as the owner and operator of the London

Cartoon Museum A cartoon is a type of visual art that is typically drawn, frequently animated, in an unrealistic or semi-realistic style. The specific meaning has evolved over time, but the modern usage usually refers to either: an image or series of images ...

, and also runs the

Cartoon Art Trust Awards The Cartoon Art Trust Award or CAT Awards are presented in an annual award ceremony hosted by the Cartoon Art Trust (CAT), owners and operators of the Cartoon Museum, to honour the year's best cartoonists. The 21st CAT Awards, 21st Cartoon Art Tr ...

. Its chairman is the cartoonist

Oliver Preston Oliver Preston (born 21 December 1962) is a British cartoonist, publisher, and chairman and co-founder of The Cartoon Museum in London. Career Preston worked in the City of London (1984-1995), latterly as a bond salesman at Lehman Brothers, w ...

History

The Cartoon Art Trust was originally founded in 1989 by the cartoonist

Mel Calman Melville Calman (19 May 1931 – 10 February 1994) was a British cartoonist best known for his "little man" cartoons published in British newspapers including the ''Daily Express'' (1957–63), ''The Sunday Telegraph'' (1964–65), ''The Obse ...

.Topping, Alexandra
"Daniel Meikle and Fergus Boylan named Young Cartoonists of the Year: Judges including the Guardian’s Martin Rowson praised Meikle, just 11, in the under-18s category and 29-year-old Boylan, who picked up the under-30 prize,"
''The Guardian'' (30 December 2020). Retrieved 26 August 2021. For over 20 years the patron of the Cartoon Art Trust was

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from El ...

.Brown, Mark
"'Murdoch rag': Martin Rowson recalls Prince Philip’s verdict on the Times: Guardian cartoonist says Duke of Edinburgh said rival paper was 'self-righteous rubbish' during their meeting,"
''The Guardian'' (10 April 2021). Retrieved 26 August 2021. Comics critic Paul Gravett served as director of the Trust from 1992 to 2001.Gravett entry
''Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Retrieved July 25, 2022. In 2006 the Cartoon Art Trust opened the

Fitzrovia Fitzrovia () is a district of central London, England, near the West End. The eastern part of area is in the London Borough of Camden, and the western in the City of Westminster. It has its roots in the Manor of Tottenham Court, and was urban ...

, London, which was opened by Prince Philip. The Cartoon Museum is "dedicated to preserving the best of British cartoons, caricatures, comics and animation, and to establishing a museum with a gallery, archives and innovative exhibitions to make the creativity of cartoon art past and present, accessible to all for the purposes of education, research and enjoyment."

Cartoon Art Trust Awards

The

are held annually and aim to recognize the best professional cartoonists of the year. The awards also serve to raise funds for the Cartoon Museum. The Cartoon Art Trust and The

also hosts the annual Young Cartoonist of the Year Award.

Trustees

As of August 2021 the trustees of the Cartoon Art Trust were

(chair),

Lord Baker of Dorking Kenneth Wilfred Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, (born 3 November 1934) is a British politician, a former Conservative Member of Parliament and cabinet minister, including holding the offices of Home Secretary, Education Secretary and Conservat ...

(Vice-chair), Sheila O'Connell, Mike Russell, Steve Bell, Julian Bower,

Martin Rowson Martin Rowson ( ; born 15 February 1959) is a British editorial cartoonist and writer. His genre is political satire and his style is scathing and graphic. He characterises his work as "visual journalism". His cartoons appear frequently in ''The ...

, Shepherd (Colie) Spink, Mark Bryant,

Hannah Berry Hannah Berry is a British comics artist and writer based in Brighton. She is the third UK comics laureate and the first woman to be offered the role, taking over from Charlie Adlard in 2019. In 2018 she was inducted as a fellow of the Royal S ...

and Alexander Williams."The Cartoon Museum Trustees,"
Comic Creators UK blog. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

References

Notes

Sources

* ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...

'' (26 October 2017), p. 57. * ''

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was fo ...

'' (14 October 2017). {{DEFAULTSORT:Cartoon Art Trust 1989 establishments in the United Kingdom Arts organizations established in 1989 Comics-related organizations Foundations based in the United Kingdom

External links

Cartoon Art Trust at Companies House
Retrieved 26 August 2021 Charities based in the United Kingdom