Mike Keefe (born November 6, 1946, in

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) is an American

editorial cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or curren ...

best known for his work at ''

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'', for which he drew cartoons from 1975 to 2011. His cartoons are nationally syndicated, and have appeared in hundreds of newspapers as well as in Europe, Asia, and most major U.S. news magazines. He currently draws cartoons for The Colorado Independent. He won the 2011

Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning The Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary is one of the fourteen Pulitzer Prizes that is annually awarded for journalism in the United States. It is the successor to the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning awarded from 1922 t ...

. A former mathematician and automobile assembly line worker, Keefe was educated at the

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and attended Stanford University on a journalism fellowship. He served in the

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and was president of the

Association of American Editorial Cartoonists The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) is a professional association concerned with promoting the interests of staff, freelance and student editorial cartoonists in the United States, Canada and Mexico. With nearly 200 members, it ...

. Keefe was a juror for the 1997 and 1998 Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism. His awards include the Fischetti Award, National

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Gold Medallion, and the National Headliner Award. Keefe is the author of three books: ''Running Awry'', ''Keefe-Kebab'', and ''The Ten-Speed Commandments''. He plays guitar and harmonica for the rock & roll band ''Falling Rock''.

References

External links

AAEC Bio for Mike Keefe

Mike Keefe's website

The Colorado Independent
1946 births Living people American editorial cartoonists University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni People from Santa Rosa, California Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning winners Artists from California The Denver Post people {{US-cartoonist-stub