Andy Donato
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Andy Donato | |
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Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | |
Occupation | Editorial cartoonist |
Andy Donato is an
Life and career
Donato graduated from
He is well known among Sun readers for his signature image of a bird, "Donato's bird." Finding the bird, lost in the newspaper, has been a common device in Sun promotions through the years.
Some of his most famous work was done when
A notable cartoon was a blank cell titled "Canada's foreign ownership policy" - a parody of Canada's lack of controls over foreign ownership of Canadian companies.
One famous Donato cartoon, which was widely reproduced in the United States and is now in the
Although Donato's work is mostly praised, he was criticized when his cartoon comparing David Miller with Adolf Hitler was published after Miller refused to allow a debate on Chief Julian Fantino's contract renewal.[2]
It is said that many Canadian politicians consider it an honour if Donato pillories them. When he drew a picture of Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish with both feet stuck in her mouth - Parrish requested the original drawing. Other politicians have done the same, many times. According to his friends, Donato's philosophy was: "The first time any politician is targeted, he, or she, gets the original drawing on request."
Donato formally retired from the Sun in 1997 but continues to draw for the Sun chain on a contract basis that pays him roughly $400 a cartoon.[3]
Donato had a dispute with the Canada Revenue Agency over the manner in which he was donating some of his works to certain educational institutions in 1999 and 2001. He was partially successful in his appeal to the Tax Court of Canada,[4] and was awarded costs in the case.[5] The judgment was sustained on appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal.[6]
Donato is also a
Quotes
"A cartoonist is a like a blind
References
- ^ "The American dream / Donato, Toronto Sun". Library of Congress.
- ^ Katherine Harding, "Hitler cartoon is 'despicable,' Miller says", Globe and Mail, 24 July 2004, A9.
- ^ Sun cartoonist beats the tax man - again , Globe and Mail, November 26, 2009
- ^ Donato v. The Queen, 2009 TCC 590 (13 November 2009)
- ^ Donato v. The Queen, 2010 TCC 16 (12 January 2010)
- ^ Canada v. Donato, 2010 FCA 312 (18 November 2010)
- ^ "Andy Donato - Oil & Acrylic - Artworld Fine Art". Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-04-21.