Peter Clarke (cartoonist)
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Peter Clarke is a British
cartoonist who has won a prestigious ‘Cartoonist of the Year’ award.
Clarke introduced the Apple Macintosh Graphics computer into The Guardian
. By the ingenious manipulation of photographs Clarke created a unique style of caricature.
Peter Clarke's caricatures, described by one critic as “wicked perversions”, appeared in The Guardian
newspaper where he was the staff cartoonist. Married with four children, he lives in Norfolk
.
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 has also been successful in other media.
He has 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 Zambia
n Government to paint an official portrait of President Kenneth Kaunda
.
Clarke wrote and illustrated the best seller Touchdown on the Moon, an account of the Apollo 11
moon landing which sold 1.3 million copies in three languages.
He recently 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.
Clarke has appeared on TV on The Late Show and as a writer and presenter of ‘What The Papers Say’.
An example of his work can be found at the Tate Gallery
website.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
cartoonist who has won a prestigious ‘Cartoonist of the Year’ award.
Clarke introduced the Apple Macintosh Graphics computer into The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
. By the ingenious manipulation of photographs Clarke created a unique style of caricature.
Peter Clarke's caricatures, described by one critic as “wicked perversions”, appeared in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper where he was the staff cartoonist. Married with four children, he lives in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
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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 has also been successful in other media.
He has 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 Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
n Government to paint an official portrait of President Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth David Kaunda, known as KK, served as the first President of Zambia, from 1964 to 1991.-Early life:Kaunda was the youngest of eight children. He was born at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali, Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia...
.
Clarke wrote and illustrated the best seller Touchdown on the Moon, an account of the Apollo 11
Apollo 11
In early 1969, Bill Anders accepted a job with the National Space Council effective in August 1969 and announced his retirement as an astronaut. At that point Ken Mattingly was moved from the support crew into parallel training with Anders as backup Command Module Pilot in case Apollo 11 was...
moon landing which sold 1.3 million copies in three languages.
He recently 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.
Clarke has appeared on TV on The Late Show and as a writer and presenter of ‘What The Papers Say’.
An example of his work can be found at the Tate Gallery
Tate Gallery
The Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
website.
