Geoff Pryor
Australian political cartoonist
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Geoffrey Pryor (born 1944 in Canberra[1]) is a retired Australian political cartoonist. He was the editorial cartoonist for The Canberra Times newspaper between 1978 and 2008.[1] During this 30-year career, Pryor generally drew seven cartoons per week for the newspaper.[1] Pryor's style was influenced by his predecessor at The Canberra Times, Larry Pickering.[2] His graphic style is ornate, much more detailed and portrait-like than that of such contemporaries as Patrick Cook. He was cartoonist for The Saturday Paper until his "second retirement" in December 2018.[3][4]
The National Library of Australia holds Pryor’s collection of cartoons originally published in The Canberra Times.[5]
In 2016, Pryor was inducted into the ACT Honour Walk, which recognises individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory.[6][7]
Reference sources
- Portrait of Geoff Pryor, cartoonist by Virginia Wallace-Crabbe, 1997
- Interview with Geoff Pryor, cartoonist (sound recording) interviewed by Ann Turner, 1998
