Jim Morin
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Jim Morin (born January 30, 1953, in Washington, D.C.[2]) is the internationally syndicated editorial cartoonist at the Miami Herald since 1978 and a painter, usually working in the medium of oil, of more than 40 years. His cartoons have included extensive commentary on eight U.S. presidents: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
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Born | (1953-01-30) January 30, 1953 (age 71) |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Visual arts, painting |
Spouse | Danielle Morin[1] |
Awards | Overseas Press Club Awards, 1979 & 1990 Pulitzer Prize, Miami Herald Editorial Board, 1983 National Cartoonist Society Editorial Cartoon Award, 1992 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, 1996 & 2017 Berryman Award, 1996 John Fischetti Award, 2000 Thomas Nast Prize, 2002 Herblock Prize, 2007 |
Website | www |
Morin was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1996 and again in 2017. As the editorial cartooning Pulitzer category no longer exists, Morin is the last editorial cartoonist to have received the award. Morin is syndicated nationally and internationally by his own Morintoons Syndicate.[3] He was previously syndicated by CWS/The New York Times Syndicate and by King Features Syndicate. His cartoons and caricatures run in newspapers in states including New York, Alaska, Colorado, Ohio, Oregon, California, Michigan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Texas, as well as in Canada and countries in Europe and Southwest Asia. His work has appeared in national magazines, various books and on Internet sites and magazines. Morin has been interviewed on CNN, WFOR, NPR, Sky News (the 24-hour European television news station), Comcast Newsmakers and several other television programs.