Signe Wilkinson
Encyclopedia
Signe Wilkinson is an editorial cartoonist
best known for her work at the Philadelphia Daily News
. She is the first female cartoonist to win the Pulitzer Prize
for editorial cartooning in 1992 and was once named "the Pennsylvania state vegetable substitute" by the former speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
. She served as president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
from 1994-1995. In 2005 she published a collection of her work entitled One Nation, Under Surveillance.
In 2007, Wilkinson began a syndicated
daily comic strip
, Family Tree, for United Media
. She decided to end the strip in August of 2011 with the last strip appearing on 27 August 2011.
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....
best known for her work at the Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Daily News
The Philadelphia Daily News is a tabloid newspaper that serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The newspaper is owned by Philadelphia Media Holdings which also owns Philadelphia's other major newspaper The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Daily News began publishing on March 31, 1925, under...
. She is the first female cartoonist to win the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for editorial cartooning in 1992 and was once named "the Pennsylvania state vegetable substitute" by the former speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
. She served as president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists is a professional association concerned with promoting the interests of staff, freelance and student editorial cartoonists in the United States, Canada and Mexico...
from 1994-1995. In 2005 she published a collection of her work entitled One Nation, Under Surveillance.
In 2007, Wilkinson began a syndicated
Print syndication
Print syndication distributes news articles, columns, comic strips and other features to newspapers, magazines and websites. They offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own/represent copyrights....
daily comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
, Family Tree, for United Media
United Media
United Media is a large editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company. It syndicates 150 comics and editorial columns worldwide. Its core business is the United Feature Syndicate and the Newspaper Enterprise Association...
. She decided to end the strip in August of 2011 with the last strip appearing on 27 August 2011.