Sean Delonas

Sean Delonas is an American political cartoonist and author whose work was for 23 years published by the ''New York Post'' as part of their Page Six content. His cartoons are currently syndicated worldwide by Cagle Cartoons.

Life and career

Delonas graduated from the New York Academy of Art.Hoffman, Bill (February 9, 2006)
Monster in a Box.
''New York Post'' Delonas is author of the children's book ''Scuttle's Big Wish'' (a retelling of the story of King Midas),Delonas, Sean (2006). ''Scuttle's Big Wish.'' HarperCollins, "Sean Delonas: The Ones They Didn't Print and Some of the Ones They Did." Skyhorse Publishing (2015)

and ''Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder's Survival Guide to New York City''.Mason, Jackie and Raoul Lionel Felder (1997). ''Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder's Survival Guide to New York City.'' Avon Books, His work has also appeared on the cover of another Rupert Murdoch-owned publication, ''The Weekly Standard''.Colford, Paul D. (February 5, 1998)
Conservative Journals Are Yukking It Up.
''Los Angeles Times'' He painted the altar triptych for the Church of St. Agnes in New York.Beth Landman & Deborah Mitchell (February 16, 1998)
Delonas's Saints of Circumstance
''New York Magazine''

Controversies

A number of his cartoons have been criticized as "racist, offensive, and misleading." His work has been criticized as "ham-handed",Grossberger, Lewis (October 29, 2001)
Beware News Abuse.
''Mediaweek'' and he has been accused of "churning out malevolent fantasies."Cotts, Cynthia (October 30, 2001)
Big Brother’s 'Reason' to Fear.
''Village Voice'' He has been called "the worst cartoonist on the planet" by ''Vanity Fair,'' which also asked if he was "stupid, racist, or both?" Conversely, ''Commentary'' also praised his irreverent visual imagination, and described as "a bizarre cross between Jack Davis of ''Mad Magazine'' and Hieronymous Bosch."

A 1999 cartoon depicted Louis Farrakhan about to undergo surgery for recently diagnosed cancer, with the surgeons preparing to cut through his neck to remove "the cancerous tumor from Farrakhan's body."Kurtz, Howard (March 29, 1999)
Report of a Death, Slightly Exaggerated.
''Washington Post'' A 2001 cartoon showing rival editor Mortimer B. Zuckerman of the ''New York Daily News'' sending anthrax to ''Post'' editor Col Allan led to sponsor withdrawal.Blair, Jayson (October 24, 2001). Ads Withdrawn From The Post As Criticism of Anthrax Cartoon. ''New York Times''

After a photoshopped picture of the Sesame Street muppet Bert standing alongside Osama bin Laden went viral when it turned up on a pro-Osama placard, the website which included it (Bert is Evil) was taken down. Referencing this, in the ''Post'', Delonas did a series of depictions of Bert instructing and training Taliban and Al Qaida terrorists.

In 2009, two days after a local chimpanzee mauling and one day after legislation was signed into law by President Barack Obama, Delonas depicted two white police officers who just shot and killed a chimpanzee. One officer says, "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill."Delonas, Sean (February 18, 2009)
Chimpanzee cartoon.
''New York Post'' The cartoon was widely criticized as in bad tasteRoland S. Martin
Commentary: NY Post cartoon is racist and careless
CNN, February 18, 2009, Accessed February 19, 2009. and as making a reference to the racial slur of African Americans being portrayed as apes. Protests came from journalists,Gabe Pressman
The Unfunny Cartoon
MSNBC.com, February 18, 2009, Accessed February 19, 2009. politicians, police groups,Simone Weichselbaum

''New York Daily News'', February 19, 2009, Accessed February 19, 2009. and the public.Nico Hines
Protesters picket New York Post over chimp cartoon
''The Times'', February 19, 2009, Accessed February 19, 2009. The ''Post'' disputed this interpretation and defended Delonas.Ashley Fantz
Racism row over chimp cartoon sparks debate
CNN, February 19, 2009, Accessed February 19, 2009. The ''Post'' apologized "to those who were offended by the image" while in the same statement accusing "some in the media" of seizing on the opportunity for "payback".Editor (February 20, 2009)

''New York Post''

In 2018, the '' Albuquerque Journal'' apologized for publishing a cartoon by Delonas which equated MS-13 gang members with Dreamers. The cartoon was widely criticized, including by both U.S. senators from New Mexico.

References

External links

Delonas' cartoons
via ''New York Post''
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Sean Delonas Collection of Cartoons from the New York Post
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New-York Historical Society


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Sean Delonas website.

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American editorial cartoonists
Living people
New York Academy of Art alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)