Patrick "Pat" Bagley (born 1956) is an American

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and journalist for ''

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'' in

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, and an author and illustrator of several books.

Biography

Bagley was born in

and raised in

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, where his father was

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and his mother was a school teacher. Always interested in politics, Bagley participated in a

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interview of

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when he was in high school. As a member of

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(LDS Church), he was a proselyting missionary in the

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from 1975 to 1977. In 1978, he received his degree in

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(with a

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minor) from

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(BYU) in

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. Bagley has two sons, Miles and Alec.

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, Pat's older brother, is an accomplished historian of the

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and coauthored ''This is the Place!: A Crossroads of Utah's Past'' with Pat in 1996. In October 2009, while reacting to recent statements by

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, an LDS Apostle, about gay marriage protesters and religious freedom, Bagley commented that he was "retired" from the church, though not bitter or angry, and considers his LDS life a "good experience" and "in my blood."

Cartooning

In 1977, during a finance class at BYU, Bagley doodled a political cartoon, which he submitted to the student newspaper, ''

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''. This became his first published cartoon, which was reprinted in ''

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'' just weeks later. Bagley submitted more cartoons to the ''Universe'' and targeted campus issues, such as the

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. Some believe the attention from his cartoons helped change the policy. After graduation, Bagley briefly worked as a caricaturist in the nearby Orem Mall, before being hired as the editorial cartoonist at ''The Salt Lake Tribune'', where he still produces a daily cartoon. His cartoons have appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the ''

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''. Over the years, he has produced more than 6,000 cartoons for the ''Tribune''. He is syndicated in over 450

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newspapers by

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ranks Bagley as the second most popular political cartoonist on his index. Bagley is also an illustrator and author of independent political cartoons and children's books. His liberal political stance contrasts with the conservative state of Utah, and has influenced several books of political cartoons and humor, including ''101 Ways to Survive Four More Years of George W. Bush'', ''Clueless George Goes To War!'', ''Clueless George Is Watching You!'', and ''Clueless George Takes on Liberals!''. Bagley describes himself as a moderate Republican who became a liberal

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during the presidency of

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. Bagley often addresses the predominant Utah culture of conservative politics and the LDS Church. Bagley's joking about

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consumption in Utah helped motivate the

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to declare in an official 2001 Legislative Resolution that Jell-O is "a favorite snack food of Utah." In September 2020, Bagley drew a cartoon that showed a police officer looking at an

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for himself with a doctor. The doctor said "there’s your problem" while pointing to the X-ray which has the outline of a white hooded

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figure. The cartoon was condemned by law enforcement groups and led to a protest of ''The Salt Lake Tribune''. Bagley defended himself, saying that "I went to some pains to show that not all police are racist....white supremacists make a point of infiltrating law enforcement. That’s a fact. That’s a problem." In April 2021, ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' published another Bagley cartoon that likened Utah congressman

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(an

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) to a Ku Klux Klan member. Owens, who grew up in the

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, called the cartoon “pathetic.” Utah Senators

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and

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and Representatives Chris Stewart, John Curtis and

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issued a joint statement calling the cartoon "repugnant" while enjoining the ''Tribune'' to retract it and issue an apology. Bagley responded by accusing Owens of promoting "dangerous conspiracy theories."

Olympic pins

For the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics, Bagley designed many popular commemorative pins that poked fun at local themes, including a "Seven Brides for One Brother" pin and a "Crickets Make Me Barf"

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pin. During the Olympics, Bagley sold out of his Utah-themed pins and many in high demand were sold at inflated prices. After the events had ended, Bagley continued to produce pins as the only recognized "pin artist" in the world.

Honors

*In 1992, Bagley received the Wilbur Award for Religious Communication from the Religious Public Relations Council for a cartoon in the April 23, 1991 ''Tribune''. He was the first cartoonist to receive the award, which is given for "outstanding communication of religious values in the news and entertainment media." *Bagley's 2002 book ''Dinosaurs of Utah and Dino Destinations'' was nominated for the Utah Children's Book of the Year. *In 2006, Bagley was honored by the Utah Headliners Chapter of the

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as the best editorial cartoonist in Utah. *Bagley was dubbed "Best Illustrator" by ''

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'' in their 2007 Artys awards, which annually honor the best artistic talent in the city. *Bagley was the recipient of the 2007 Torch of Freedom Award from the

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of Utah. *Bagley was awarded the 2009

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for editorial cartooning by a unanimous panel of judges, made up of

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and

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, representing the Herb Block Foundation. *Bagley was a finalist for the 2014

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in Editorial Cartooning "for his adroit use of images and words that cut to the core of often emotional issues for his readership."

Publications

* ''Mormons: History, Culture, Beliefs'': 2004, White Horse Books ()

Children's books

* ''If You Were a Girl in the Time of the Nephites'': 1989,

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() * ''If You Were a Boy in the Time of the Nephites'': 1989,

() * ''I Spy a Nephite'': 1991,

(), reissued 2000, White Horse Books paperback () * ''A Nephite in the Works'': 1992,

() * ''Hana, the No-Cow Wife'': 1993,

() * ''Where Have All the Nephites Gone'': 1993,

() * ''Peek-A-Boo Magic'': 1995, Buckaroo Books () * ''Norman the Nephite's & Larry the Lamanite's Book of Mormon Time Line'': 1995,

() * ''Showdown at Slickrock'': 1995, Buckaroo Books () * ''Norman the Nephite and the A-maze-ing Conference Center'': 2000, White Horse Books () * ''Dinosaurs of Utah and Dino Destinations'': 2001, White Horse Books ()

Political satire

* ''101 Ways to Survive Four More Years of George W. Bush'': 2005, White Horse Books, () * ''Clueless George Goes To War!'': 2005, White Horse Books () * ''Clueless George Is Watching You!'': 2006, White Horse Books () * ''Clueless George Takes on Liberals!'': 2006, White Horse Books () * ''Fist Bump Heard 'Round the World: The 2008 Election in Cartoons'': 2008, White Horse Books ()

Social and religious satire

* ''I am Appalled...: A Collection of Daily Universe Cartoons'': 1979, BYU Chapter of the

and

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, with Steve Benson * ''We Survive World War Three and You Give Us Light Beer?: Life After Megadeath'': 1983, Gibbs Smith () * ''Treasures of Half-Truth'': 1986,

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() * ''"Oh My Heck!": A Pretty, Great Cartoon Book'': 1988,

() * ''The Best of Bagley: 20 Years of Cartoons from The Salt Lake Tribune'': 1998, Slickrock Books () * ''Welcome to Utah'': 2001, White Horse Books () * ''Bagley's Utah Survival Guide'': 2008, White Horse Books ()

Illustrator

* ''Legalizing Adulthood in Utah'': 1991, Aspen West, by Tom Barberi * ''Sunday of the Living Dead'': 1995, Buckaroo Books, by

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() * ''Astro-Nuts!: Riddles About Astronauts and the Planets They Love'': 1995, Buckaroo Books, by Rick Walton () * ''Dino-Might: Pre-Hysterical Dinosaur Riddles'': 1995, Buckaroo Books, by Rick Walton () * ''The Ghost Is Clear!: Riddles about ghosts, vampires, witches, and other creatures'': 1995, Buckaroo Books, by Rick Walton () * ''Wholly Cowboy!: Cowboy, Cow, and Horse Riddles'': 1995, Buckaroo Books, by Rick Walton () * ''Wake Me for the Resurrection'': 1996, Buckaroo Books, by

() * ''Norman the Nephite's Church History Time Line'': 1996,

, by William W. Slaughter () * ''This is the Place!: A Crossroads of Utah's Past'': 1996, Buckaroo Books, by

() * ''Pat & Kirby Go To Hell'': 1997, Slickrock Books, by

() * ''

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Stories'': 1999, White Horse Books, by James N. Kimball () * ''Family Home Screaming'': 1999, Slickrock Books, by

() * ''Kirby Soup for the Soul'': 2003, White Horse Books, by

() * ''Fit Kids Cookbook'': 2004, White Horse Books, by Kate Duffy and Sarah McRedmond ()

Notes

External links

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''The CEU Eagle'' (

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student newspaper), 3 March 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bagley, Pat 1956 births Living people American caricaturists American editorial cartoonists The Salt Lake Tribune people American illustrators Former Latter Day Saints American Mormon missionaries in Bolivia Brigham Young University alumni People from Oceanside, California Artists from Salt Lake City 20th-century Mormon missionaries Presidents of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists