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Jonathan Pugh, British cartoonist

Jonathan Pugh (born 1962) is an English cartoonist who has contributed to many United Kingdom national newspapers and magazines. [1]

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Early life

Pugh was born in Worcester, England. He was educated at Whitford Hall in Bromsgrove (Worcestershire), the Dragon School in Oxford, and Downside School near Bath (Somerset). He studied law at Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University).

Work

Pugh has been the pocket cartoonist for The Times . [2] He has also worked for The Guardian , The Independent , The Observer , Punch , Private Eye , The Spectator , Country Life , and The Tablet . His work covers editorial and topical subject matter, including political and social comment. His cartoons include gag cartoons and comic strips. He has also undertaken book illustration and advertising work. In January 2010, Pugh became the pocket cartoonist for the Daily Mail . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jonathan Pugh: Biography". www.cartoons.ac.uk. British Cartoon Archive. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  2. "Pugh". www.cartoonistsguild.com. The Cartoonists' Guild. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2011.