Peter Clarke (18 September 1935 – 16 December 2012) was a British cartoonist. Clarke's caricatures, described by one critic as “wicked perversions”, appeared in ''

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'' newspaper where he was the staff cartoonist.

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Clarke wrote and illustrated the best seller ''Touchdown on the Moon'', an account of the

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moon landing which sold 1.3 million copies in three languages. Clarke was the youngest (26 y.o.) political cartoonist ever appointed to a national newspaper in the UK. Skilled in conventional pen and ink technique, he also worked in other media. Clarke introduced the

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Graphics computer into ''

''. He exhibited in many modern art exhibitions in the UK and abroad, including the John Moores Biennial, Britain's pre-eminent, competitive show of modern painting. Clarke was also commissioned by the

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n Government to paint an official portrait of President

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. Clarke appeared on TV on ''

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'' and as a writer and presenter of ''What The Papers Say''. He won the cartoonists "Oscar", the prestigious title of "Cartoonist of the Year", a title only awarded to eleven cartoonists in the forty-year history of the press awards. Married with four children, he died on 16 December 2012 in

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External links

Peter Clarke's Portfolio WebsiteGuardian newspaper obituary
1935 births 2012 deaths British cartoonists The Guardian people {{UK-cartoonist-stub