Cartoon Art Trust

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The Cartoon Art Trust is a charity (Registered Charity 327 978) founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom, which acts as the owner and operator of the London Cartoon Museum, and also runs the Cartoon Art Trust Awards. Its chairman is the cartoonist Oliver Preston.

History[]

The Cartoon Art Trust was originally founded in 1989 by the cartoonist Mel Calman.[1] For over 20 years the patron of the Cartoon Art Trust was Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[2] In 2006 the Cartoon Art Trust opened the Cartoon Museum in Fitzrovia, London, which was opened by Prince Philip.[2] The Cartoon Museum is "dedicated to preserving the best of British cartoons, caricatures, comics and animation, and to establishing a museum with a gallery, archives and innovative exhibitions to make the creativity of cartoon art past and present, accessible to all for the purposes of education, research and enjoyment.".[3]

Cartoon Art Trust Awards[]

The Cartoon Art Trust Awards are held annually and aim to recognise the best professional cartoonists of the year. The awards also serve to raise funds for the Cartoon Museum.[4] The Cartoon Art Trust and The Cartoon Museum also hosts the annual Young Cartoonist of the Year Award.[1]

Trustees[]

As of August 2021 the trustees of the Cartoon Art Trust were Oliver Preston (chair), Lord Baker of Dorking (Vice-chair), Sheila O'Connell, Mike Russell, Steve Bell, Julian Bower, Martin Rowson, Shepherd (Colie) Spink, Mark Bryant, Hannah Berry and Alexander Williams.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  • The Times, p57, 26 October 2017
  • Daily Telegraph 14 October 2017

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b The Guardian 30 December 2020 Retrieved 26 August 2021
  2. ^ a b The Guardian 10 April 2021 Retrieved 26 August 2021
  3. ^ "About Us: Mission". Retrieved 2006-03-11.
  4. ^ The Guardian 24 October 2017 Retrieved 26 August 2021
  5. ^ The Cartoon Museum Trustees Retrieved 28 August 2021

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