Arthur Bernard "Chip" Bok III (born July 25, 1952) is an American

editorial cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or curren ...

for the '' Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal'' and the ''

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''. He has illustrated some of Dave Barry's books, and was a finalist for the

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in 1997.

Early life

Born in Dayton, Ohio to

University of Dayton The University of Dayton (UD) is a private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the nation and the second-largest private university in Ohio. The univ ...

team physician and former football player Arthur Bernard Bok, Jr., Bok began editorial cartooning in 7th grade math class, where he was influenced by Don Martin's work in ''Mad'' magazine. He attended college at his father's alma mater, where he was captain of the hockey team.

Career

Prior to working as an editorial cartoonist, Bok held several other jobs such as substitute teaching, concrete labor, wholesale drug sales, and freelance work. From 1981 to 1982 he was staff editorial cartoonist at the '' Clearwater Sun'' in

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. After his time there he drew a lifestyle cartoon for the ''

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'', illustrate columns for

Dave Barry David McAlister Barry (born July 3, 1947) is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the ''Miami Herald'' from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comic ...

, and creating computer animations for the

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online service. In 1987, he returned to his home state of Ohio where he became an editorial cartoonist for the ''Akron Beacon Journal''. In 1997 Bok was a finalist for the

. In addition to several collections of cartoons, Bok has also illustrated a children's book written by

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, ''The Great White House Breakout'', which was published in 2008.

Personal life

Bok is married to wife Deb and together they have four adult children. He currently lives in

Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 C ...

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Bibliography

* ''Bok! The 9.11 Crisis In Political Cartoons''. (University Of Akron Press, 2002) . * ''A Recent History of the United States in Political Cartoons: A Look Bok''. (University Of Akron Press, 2005) . * ''The Great White House Breakout.'' (illustrator, written by

) (Penguin Group, 2008) (children's book)

References

External links

Bok's website
1952 births Living people American editorial cartoonists Artists from Akron, Ohio Artists from Dayton, Ohio Tampa Bay Times Miami Herald people University of Dayton alumni {{US-cartoonist-stub