Edward Murawinski (born November 3, 1951 in

Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.cartoonist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

. He was formerly employed by the ''

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'' in

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as an artist and is currently a member of the

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. He attended Manhattan's

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and was employed by the ''Daily News'' from 1968 to 2015.

Early life

Murawinski was born on November 3, 1951 in

Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.North Bergen, New Jersey North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 63,361. The township was founded in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by a ...

, constantly drawing and doodling from an early age, explaining, "We didn't have art classes when I went to St. Joseph of the Palisades. So I spent a lot of time just doodling on the back of notebooks and what have you." After graduating from high school in 1969, Murawinski attended the

in Manhattan.Hague, Jim (October 22, 2006)
"He drew Steinbrenner in a diaper: NB native went from classroom doodles to Daily News sports cartoons"
''

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''. Accessed August 7, 2008.

Career

Around the same time, a neighborhood friend told him that the ''

'' was looking for copy boys. The 17-year-old Murawinski got one of those positions, running copy, fetching coffee, and doing other errands for different departments. Until September 2015, Murawinski was a cartoonist primarily for the sports department, but also illustrated certain political events such as the New York Mayoral Election. Many of the newspaper's sport section pages were laid out by Murawinski. He continues to do freelance work for the paper, such as for the

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. The

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nominated him for a Reuben Award for newspaper illustration in 2002, 2008, and 2015. Murawinski currently does freelance work under the name Spilled Ink Studios and Sluice Box Media.

References

Bibliography

*Hague, Jim
"He drew Steinbrenner in a diaper: NB native went from classroom doodles to Daily News sports cartoons"
''The Hudson Reporter'', October 22, 2006, retrieved November 24, 2006. *Ball, Ryan
"Cartoonists to Be Honored"
''Animation Magazine'', May 21, 2003, retrieved November 24, 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:Murawinski, Ed 1951 births American cartoonists Living people Artists from Jersey City, New Jersey People from North Bergen, New Jersey School of Visual Arts alumni