Roy Peterson
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Roy Eric Peterson, OC
(born 1936) is a Canadian
editorial cartoonist
who drew for the Vancouver Sun from 1962 to 2009.
Peterson was born in Winnipeg and studied in Vancouver at the Kitsilano Secondary School
. Along with the Sun, his work often appeared in Maclean's
magazine, where he would illustrate the columns of Allan Fotheringham
. He has also illustrated the covers of many of Fotheringham's books.
Peterson has published the following books:
He also collaborated with Stanley Burke on Frog Fables and Beaver Tales (1973) and The Day of the Glorious Revolution (1974).
In 2004 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
and Peterson has won seven National Newspaper Awards for his work, the most in the history of the awards.
The Vancouver Sun
laid off Peterson in 2009.
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
(born 1936) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
editorial cartoonist
Editorial cartoonist
An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary....
who drew for the Vancouver Sun from 1962 to 2009.
Peterson was born in Winnipeg and studied in Vancouver at the Kitsilano Secondary School
Kitsilano Secondary School
Kitsilano Secondary School is a secondary school in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver, Canada. The school has several district programs including French immersion, on-site pre-employment...
. Along with the Sun, his work often appeared in Maclean's
Maclean's
Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house...
magazine, where he would illustrate the columns of Allan Fotheringham
Allan Fotheringham
Allan Fotheringham is a Canadian newspaper and magazine journalist. He is widely known by the nickname Dr. Foth and styles himself as, "Always controversial... never at a loss for words" and also as "the Great Gatheringfroth".-Life:Fotheringham attended Chilliwack Secondary School, where he was...
. He has also illustrated the covers of many of Fotheringham's books.
Peterson has published the following books:
- The World According to Roy Peterson, containing selected cartoons from the 1970s, with commentary by Alan Fotheringham
- Drawn and Quartered, containing cartoons drawn during the administration of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, with commentary by Peter C. NewmanPeter C. NewmanPeter Charles Newman, CC, CD is a Canadian journalist and writer.Born in Vienna, Austria, Newman emigrated from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to Canada in 1940 as a Jewish refugee. His father, Oscar, was a self-made wealthy factory owner. Newman was educated at Upper Canada College, where he was...
- Peterson's ABCs a children's book about the alphabetAlphabetAn alphabet is a standard set of letters—basic written symbols or graphemes—each of which represents a phoneme in a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it was in the past. There are other systems, such as logographies, in which each character represents a word, morpheme, or semantic...
, with a Canadian focus
He also collaborated with Stanley Burke on Frog Fables and Beaver Tales (1973) and The Day of the Glorious Revolution (1974).
In 2004 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
and Peterson has won seven National Newspaper Awards for his work, the most in the history of the awards.
The Vancouver Sun
The Vancouver Sun
The Vancouver Sun is a daily newspaper first published in the Canadian province of British Columbia on February 12, 1912. The paper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. It is published six days a week, Monday to Saturday...
laid off Peterson in 2009.