John Sherffius

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John Sherffius works as a freelance artist. He currently leads a happy life in Massachusetts with his dog, wife, and three kids.

He graduated from The University of California, Los Angeles. His cartoons have appeared in The Daily Bruin, the Ventura County Star, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and The Kansas City Star . [1] He appears on Cagle.com [2] and Creator's Syndicate. [3] He is a member of The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. [4]

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  1. "AAEC - John Sherffius Cartoonist Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  2. "John Sherffius, Boulder Daily Camera". Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  3. "John Sherffius for Sep 28, 2011, by". 27 September 2011.
  4. "AAEC -- Political Cartoons by John Sherffius". editorialcartoonists.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. "Herblock Prize & Lecture | the Herb Block Foundation".