Peter Clarke (cartoonist)

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Peter Clarke (18 September 1935 – 16 December 2012) was a British cartoonist. Clarke's caricatures, described by one critic as “wicked perversions”, appeared in The Guardian newspaper where he was the staff cartoonist.

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Clarke wrote and illustrated the best seller Touchdown on the Moon, an account of the

.

He exhibited in many modern art exhibitions in the UK and abroad, including the John Moores Biennial, Britain's pre-eminent, competitive show of modern painting. Clarke was also commissioned by the Zambian Government to paint an official portrait of President Kenneth Kaunda.

Clarke appeared on TV on

and as a writer and presenter of What The Papers Say. He won the cartoonists "Oscar", the prestigious title of "Cartoonist of the Year", a title only awarded to eleven cartoonists in the forty-year history of the press awards.

Married with four children, he died on 16 December 2012 in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

External links

• Peter Clarke's Portfolio Website
• Guardian newspaper obituary