A Watered-Down Pulitzer Prize

Lent discusses the controversy surrounding the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning. For reasons unexplained, the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning was not awarded in 1923, 1936, 1960, 1965, 1973, and 2021. It may have been because all competitors in those years fell below the standard of exc...

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Published inInternational journal of comic art Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 1
Main Author Lent, John A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Drexel Hill John A Lent, Ed & Pub 01.04.2022
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Awards & honors
Contests
Editorial cartoons
Visual artists
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Summary:Lent discusses the controversy surrounding the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning. For reasons unexplained, the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning was not awarded in 1923, 1936, 1960, 1965, 1973, and 2021. It may have been because all competitors in those years fell below the standard of excellence fixed by the Pulitzer Board, the governing body that meets twice annually, once to appoint nominating jurors in each category, and then to review the juror's results. As with many competitions, there have been harsh criticisms about the selection process of the Pulitzer Prize Nominating Jurors. Some concern has been expressed that only two women have been awardees and that of the very outspoken and satirical, alternative cartoonists, for years, only Ted Rail had gotten as far as the finalist level.
ISSN:1531-6793