Rob Rogers (cartoonist)

Rob Rogers in 2018

Rob Rogers (born May 23, 1959)[1] is an editorial cartoonist. His cartoons appeared in The Pittsburgh Press from 1984 to 1993, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from 1993 to 2018.[2] In 1999 and 2019, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning.[3][4]

He was fired from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on June 14, 2018 for his cartoons that were critical of President Donald Trump.[5]

His cartoons are still syndicated by GoComics.[6]

Works

  • No Cartoon Left Behind!: The Best of Rob Rogers., Pittsburgh, PA : Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780887485152, OCLC 464597614
  • Mayoral Ink: Cartooning Pittsburgh's Mayors. Pittsburgh, PA : The Author, 2015. ISBN 9780692477496, OCLC 1017098254
  • Enemy of the People: A Cartoonist's Journey, San Diego, CA : IDW, Idea & Design Works, 2019. ISBN 9781684055944, OCLC 1082447868

References

  1. ^ "Rogers, Rob, 1959-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  2. ^ About Rob Rogers comic strips - GoComics Archived 2018-08-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. ^ 1999 Pulitzer Prize Winners & Finalists - The Pulitzer Prizes Archived 2019-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "The 2019 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Editorial Cartooning". www.pulitzer.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  5. ^ Cavna, Michael (June 14, 2018). "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette fires anti-Trump cartoonist, and mayor says it sends 'wrong message about press freedoms'". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Political Cartoons - Left, Liberal Jokes & Libertarian Cartoons - GoComics Archived 2018-08-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 1, 2018.