The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame, formally known as Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame, honours significant lifelong contributions to the art of

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History and Structure

The Giants of the North was founded in 2005. The first four members were inducted at The Doug Wright Awards ceremony held during the 2005 Toronto Comic Arts Festival by guest-presenter, comics historian B.K. Munn. New members are inducted annually, chosen by the organizing body of the Wright Awards. As of 2018, there were only four living Giants, with the vast majority of members being inducted posthumously. In 2019, the organizers announced, beginning with the 2019 induction of Fiona Smyth and

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, The Giants of the North intends to induct two Giants a year; one living and one non-living.

Symbols

Upon admission into The Giants of the North, members are given various insignia of the organization, all designed by the cartoonist

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. The primary symbol of membership is a circular, silver-coloured medal, emblazoned with a cartoon ink bottle, surmounted by a crown, and surrounded with the legend, "HALL OF FAME ... GIANTS OF THE NORTH", interspersed with a laurel motif. On the verso of the medal is inscribed the recipient's name and the words, "IN RECOGNITION OF A LIFETIME OF OUTSTANDING CANADIAN CARTOONING", followed by a final line indicating the date of induction. The medal is suspended from a ribbon, meant to be worn around the neck. The ribbon is white and bordered in red stripes, similar to the Canadian national flag. The medal is presented in a red, velvet-lined jewelry case. With the medal, members are presented with a certificate, encased in a special presentation folder. Under the logo of The Giants of the North, the certificate reads, "So that all shall know, ecipient's namewas received into The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame on atein recognition of significant contributions made to the medium of cartooning and to Canadian culture at large, ecipient's nameis registered as a member in the books of "The Giants of the North"." At the bottom of the certificate, a foil stamp of the Doug Wright Awards logo is affixed above the date of induction, followed by the number of the certificate. To the right of the seal is written, "In witness whereas the seal of "The Giants of the North" has been hereto affixed under the signatures of the nominating officers....." followed by space for five signatures.

Inductees

Members, followed by the date of induction: * Albéric Bourgeois (2005) *

John Wilson Bengough John Wilson Bengough (; 7 April 1851 – 2 October 1923) was one of Canada's earliest cartoonists, as well as an editor, publisher, writer, poet, entertainer, and politician. Bengough is best remembered for his political cartoons in '' ...

(2005) * Peter Whalley (2005) * Doug Wright (2005) * George Feyer (2006) * Rand Holmes (2007) * Lynn Johnston (2008) *

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(2009) * Martin Vaughn-James (2010) *

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(2011) *

Terry Mosher Christopher Terry Mosher, (born 11 November 1942) is a Canadian political cartoonist for the ''Montreal Gazette''. He draws under the name Aislin, a rendition of the name of his eldest daughter Aislinn (without the second 'n'). Aislin's drawing ...

(2012) *

Albert Chartier Albert Chartier (16 June 1912 – 25 February 2004) was a French-Canadian cartoonist and illustrator, best known for having created the comic strip ''Onésime''. Biography Albert Chartier was the son of Joseph Chartier, a traveling salesman who ...

(2013) * Artists of the 1940s

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Comics (2014): **

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** Mel Crawford * Merle "Ting" Tingley (2015) *

James Simpkins James Nathaniel Simpkins (November 26, 1910 – February 1, 2004) was a Winnipeg-born cartoonist and artist. He was one of the original artists at the National Film Board of Canada where he worked for many years before launching a successful free ...

(2016) *

Katherine Collins Katherine Shannon Collins is a Canadian-born cartoonist, writer, media personality, stage performer, and composer. She created the newspaper comic strip ''Neil the Horse'' from 1975 to 1991, and her work in comics has been celebrated and well ...

(2017) *

Duncan Macpherson Duncan Ian Macpherson, CM (September 20, 1924 in Toronto – May 3, 1993 in Beaverton, Ontario) was a Canadian editorial cartoonist. He drew for the '' Montreal Standard'' (starting 1948) and for ''Maclean's'', illustrating the writings of Gr ...

(2018) *

(2019) * Fiona Smyth (2019) * Walter Ball (2020)

References

External links

Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame

Toronto Comic Arts Festival
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