Stuart Carlson (September 1955 – June 10, 2022) was an American
editorial cartoonist who worked for the ''
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it is the primary newspaper. It is also the largest newspaper in the state of Wisconsin, where it is widely distributed. It is currently o ...
''. His cartoons usually followed the moderate editorial stance of that paper.
Carlson was raised in
West Bend, Wisconsin and earned a
Bachelor of Fine Arts
A Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is a standard undergraduate degree for students for pursuing a professional education in the visual, fine or performing arts. It is also called Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) in some cases.
Background
The Bachelor ...
degree in 1978 at the
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. After graduating, Carlson worked as a cartoonist for the ''West Allis Post/Star'' and as a reporter for the ''West Bend News''.
Carlson came to the ''Milwaukee Sentinel'' in 1983, and stayed with the company after it merged with the ''Milwaukee Journal'' in 1995. During the course of his career there his awards included the 1995
John Fischetti Award; his selection as the nation's best cartoonist in 1991 by the
National Press Foundation; numerous best cartoon of the year honors from the
Milwaukee Press Club
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; the 1986 Robert W. Gillespie Sentinel Staff Award for Excellence; and the 1988 UWM's Young Alumni Award.
Carlson accepted a buyout from the ''Journal Sentinel'', and departed from the paper on August 1, 2008. As of 2009, Carlson did freelance work and illustrated a humor column for ''UWM Today'', the
alumni magazine of his alma mater.
["Introducing Carlson & Resler." ''UWM Today'' v.11 no.2 (Fall 2009), p. 19]
His work, distributed to approximately 35 newspapers by the
Universal Press Syndicate, has appeared in ''
The New York Times'', ''
Newsweek'', ''
The Washington Post'', ''
Barron's'', ''
Playboy'' and on ABC News' ''
Nightline
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''.
References
External links
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Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Art Database
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1955 births
2022 deaths
American editorial cartoonists
Artists from Milwaukee
People from West Bend, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel people