Martin Rowson
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Martin Rowson (born 15 February 1959) is a British cartoonist. His work frequently appears in The Guardian, although he is known to do freelance cartoons for Red Pepper and The Daily Mirror among other publications.
He went to school at Merchant Taylors' School, after which he moved to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he read English Literature. Martin is also an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society. Martin is married to his wife of many years, Anna Clarke, and has two teenage children.
Rowson has had a number of books published, including adaptations of The Waste Land and Tristram Shandy. He has also turned his hand to prose, writing a novel called Snatches, published in the UK by Jonathan Cape in the spring of 2006 (ISBN 0-224-07604-3). It is a comic journey through history, focusing on the "stories of the worst decisions the human race has ever made". His next novel will be entitled 'Stuff', and is part autobiography, part history of his family and upbringing (Rowson was adopted).
Mr Rowson has also been invited to Number Ten and met Tony Blair. He has also been known to make appearances on BBC Radio 4. He has been appointed "Cartoonist Laureate" of London by Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, and his cartoons appear in the Mayor's "newsletter", The Londoner.
In 2006 Rowson was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Journalism from the University of Westminster.
[edit] Sample of Martin Rowson's work
[edit] Quotes
"I possess a knife, it's 15 inches long. I have it ready in case Steve Bell ever challenges me to a knife fight... which I would undoubtedly win."
"Always make fun of people who are more powerful than you are."
When asked about his heroes and backup: "I’d go first of all with Gillray. That sort of ‘f***-you’ response to things."
[edit] External links
- Martin Rowson cartoons at The Guardian
- Interview alongside Steve Bell
- Cartoonist Laureate page at the Mayor of London's website
