William "Bill" Crawford
Occupation / Title:Date of birth:1913
Date of death:1982
Biography
Crawford’s cartoons were distributed to over 700 newspapers by the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the very first syndicate to disperse cover stories, features, illustrations and cartoons to the newspaper publishers. He was an editorial cartoonist for the Newark News from 1938-1961. IN the 1960’s and 70’s he was the chief editorial cartoonist of the Newspaper Enterprise Association. A dedicated member of the National Cartoonist Society, Crawford served in both President and Vice Presidential terms for the foundation. In addition to his editorial cartooning, he also illustrated more than 20 books, including: Christmas Story(1941), The Zebra Derby(1946), In addition, Crawford also taught at the Newark School of Fine and Applied Arts at Rutgers University.
Family and early life
Wife Claire Olita Trillo, son Judge Dale A. Crawford, daughter, Katherine Gilbert
Career outline
Newark News- Editorial Cartoonist 1938-1961 Newspaper Enterprise Association- Chief Editorial Cartoonist 1960’s-70’s National Cartoonist Society- President, Vice President Teacher- Newark School of Fine and Applied Arts , Rutgers 1977-retires
Personal style
Crawford’s editorial style utilized labels and stereotypical metaphorical representations of political figures. He tended to illustrate them in a childish manner, creating obvious humor.
Honors and awards
National Cartoonist Society -“Best Editorial Cartoon ” 1957, 1957,1958, 1963 -Silver T- Square Award 1973