Anyone here know who Doug Wright was? I sure remember. I read his comic strip religiously as a kid. And I thought it was so cool that such a talented cartoonist lived in the same city that I did at the time – Burlington, Ontario. He was an incredibly skilled cartoonist, with an amazing ability to create completely wordless comic strips week after week, for many, many years.
Well, four years ago freelance journalist Brad MacKay created the Doug Wright Awards, as a way to "cast a spotlight on the range of cartoonists and comic artists working in Canada." I attended the 4th annual awards ceremony Friday night, held at the Toronto Reference Library. My pal Johnny Martz was nominated for the Pigskin Peters award, and Lynn Johnston was being honoured with the Giants of the North award, an award that celebrates life-long contributions to the art of Cartooning in Canada.
It was a great night out, and I got to see some wonderful cartoon pals, was well as meet some new ones! Check out the blog post by animator Nancy Beiman, who wrote a very detailed piece about the evening.
I managed to get some photos of the evening (and if you've got a Facebook account, you can see more of my photos there). Lynn looked fabulous, and was very gracious and entertaining, as always.
I remember that bald kid! Seeing that bit of the strip brought back such memories.
Posted by: Beth | August 12, 2008 at 05:06 PM