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'''John R. Fischetti''' (September 27, 1916 &ndash; November 18, 1980) was an editorial cartoonist for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' and the ''[[Chicago Daily News]]''. He received a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for [[Cartoon|Editorial Cartooning]] in 1969 and numerous awards from the [[National Cartoonists Society]].
'''John R. Fischetti''' (September 27, 1916 &ndash; November 18, 1980) was an editorial cartoonist for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' and the ''[[Chicago Daily News]]''. He received a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for [[Cartoon|Editorial Cartooning]] in 1969 and numerous awards from the [[National Cartoonists Society]].

The Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition Award, also known as the John Fischetti Award, is named after him.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Fischetti was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], where his Italian father was a barber. As a teenager during the Great Depression, he worked various jobs, including one at a hotel where Rollin Kirby, one of his influences, lived. At 19, Fischetti began studying commercial art at the [[Pratt Institute]] in Brooklyn, where he continued his education for three years (1937–1940).<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010">{{cite web |url=http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/f/fischetti_j.htm#d0e84 |title=John Fischetti Cartoons: An inventory of his cartoons at Syracuse University |publisher=Syracuse University |accessdate=September 16, 2010}}</ref> John fought in World War Two, and he worked for the U.S. Army magazine ''Stars and Stripes''.
Fischetti was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], where his Italian father was a barber. As a teenager during the Great Depression, he worked various jobs, including one at a hotel where Rollin Kirby, one of his influences, lived. At 19, Fischetti began studying commercial art at the [[Pratt Institute]] in Brooklyn, where he continued his education for three years (1937–1940).<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010">{{cite web |url=http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/f/fischetti_j.htm#d0e84 |title=John Fischetti Cartoons: An inventory of his cartoons at Syracuse University |publisher=Syracuse University |accessdate=September 16, 2010}}</ref>


Then he moved to California, where he worked for the [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studio]] in Burbank. Fischetti's job with Disney lasted only nine months, due to the work's strain on his eyes.<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/>
Then he moved to California, where he worked for the [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studio]] in Burbank. Fischetti's job with Disney lasted only nine months, due to the work's strain on his eyes.<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/>
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While pursuing freelance work, Fischetti began his career as an editorial cartoonist at the ''[[Chicago Sun]]'' in 1941. Some of his freelance work appeared in such publications as ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'', ''[[The Saturday Evening Post]]'' and ''[[Collier's Weekly|Collier's]]''.<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/>
While pursuing freelance work, Fischetti began his career as an editorial cartoonist at the ''[[Chicago Sun]]'' in 1941. Some of his freelance work appeared in such publications as ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'', ''[[The Saturday Evening Post]]'' and ''[[Collier's Weekly|Collier's]]''.<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/>


Fischetti served 1942–1945 as a radio operator and army sergeant during [[World War II]].<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/> In 1945 he joined the staff of ''[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars & Stripes]]'' as a war-time artist with Dick Wingert and other war-time cartoonists.<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/> From 1951 to 1962 he was a syndicated cartoonist for the [[Newspaper Enterprise Association]]. He then joined the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'', departing in 1967 when that paper folded. In 1967 he moved back to Chicago and joined the ''[[Chicago Daily News]]'', which ceased publication in 1978. He joined [[Bill Mauldin]] at the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' two years before he died of a heart attack in 1980.
Fischetti served 1942–1945 as a radio operator and army sergeant during [[World War II]].<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/> In 1945 he joined the staff of ''[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars & Stripes]]'' as a war-time artist with Dick Wingert and other war-time cartoonists.<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/>
From 1951 to 1962 Fischetti was a syndicated cartoonist for the [[Newspaper Enterprise Association]]. He then joined the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'', departing in 1967 when that paper folded. In 1967 he moved back to Chicago and joined the ''[[Chicago Daily News]]'', which ceased publication in 1978. He joined [[Bill Mauldin]] at the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' two years before he died of a heart attack in 1980.


He published a compilation of his cartoons ''Zinga Zinga Za'' in 1973.<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/>
He published a compilation of his cartoons ''Zinga Zinga Za'' in 1973.<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/>


== Style ==
== Style ==
Fischetti, like many of his colleagues, favored heavy use of crayon, pencil or ink brush in a vertical format at the beginning of his post-war career. By the 1960s, as his style matured, he began using a horizontal pen-and-ink style that betrayed his roots in animation, Fischetti [[Satire|satirized]] politics, fads and social issues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biographical Sketches of Persons Selected for the Pulitzer Prizes for 1969 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 6, 1969 |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9402E5D61E30EE3BBC4E53DFB3668382679EDE |page=34 |accessdate=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cartoonist Was a Champion of Underdogs, Pulitzer Winner Sought to 'Dream Impossible Dreams for Mankind' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 24, 1980 |page=B27}}</ref>
Fischetti, like many of his colleagues, favored heavy use of crayon, pencil or ink brush in a vertical format at the beginning of his post-war career. By the 1960s, as his style matured, he began using a horizontal pen-and-ink style that betrayed his roots in animation, Fischetti [[Satire|satirized]] politics, fads and social issues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biographical Sketches of Persons Selected for the Pulitzer Prizes for 1969 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 6, 1969 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/05/06/archives/biographical-sketches-of-persons-selected-for-the-pulitzer-prizes.html |page=34 |accessdate=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cartoonist Was a Champion of Underdogs, Pulitzer Winner Sought to 'Dream Impossible Dreams for Mankind' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 24, 1980 |page=B27}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
In 1969, he won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for [[Cartoon|Editorial Cartooning]] in honor of the body of his work.<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/1969 |publisher=The Pulitzer Prizes |title=1969 Winners |accessdate=September 16, 2010}}</ref> He also received the National Cartoonists Society's Editorial Cartoon Award in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reuben.org/awards/ |title=NCS Awards |publisher=National Cartoonists Society |accessdate=April 2, 2015}} (''scroll half way down to the "Editorial Cartoons" heading and click on the triangle next to "SEE WINNERS"')</ref>
In 1969, he won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for [[Cartoon|Editorial Cartooning]] in honor of the body of his work.<ref name="syracuse 2009 ret 2010"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/1969 |publisher=The Pulitzer Prizes |title=1969 Winners |accessdate=September 16, 2010}}</ref> He also received the National Cartoonists Society's Editorial Cartoon Award in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reuben.org/awards/ |title=NCS Awards |publisher=National Cartoonists Society |accessdate=April 2, 2015}} (''scroll half way down to the "Editorial Cartoons" heading and click on the triangle next to "SEE WINNERS"'')</ref>


== John Fischetti Award ==
== John Fischetti Award ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.reuben.org/ncs/awards.asp |title=NCS Awards |publisher=National Cartoonists Society}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.reuben.org/ncs/awards.asp |title=NCS Awards |publisher=National Cartoonists Society |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060106021759/http://www.reuben.org/ncs/awards.asp |archivedate=2006-01-06 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://about.colum.edu/archives/collections/manuscripts/john-fischetti.php |title=John Fischetti |publisher=Columbia College Chicago}} (primary source material)
*{{cite web |url=http://about.colum.edu/archives/collections/manuscripts/john-fischetti.php |title=John Fischetti |publisher=Columbia College Chicago |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403102214/http://about.colum.edu/archives/collections/manuscripts/john-fischetti.php |archivedate=2015-04-03 }} (primary source material)
*{{cite web |url=http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/f/fischetti_j.htm |title=John Fischetti Cartoons 1962-1967 |publisher=Syracuse University}} (primary source material)
*{{cite web |url=http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/f/fischetti_j.htm |title=John Fischetti Cartoons 1962-1967 |publisher=Syracuse University}} (primary source material)
*{{cite web |url=http://mms.newberry.org/xml/xml_files/Fischetti.xml |title=Inventory of the John Fischetti Papers, 1942-1995 |publisher=The Newberry}}
*{{cite web|url=https://archives.newberry.org/repositories/2/resources/71|title=Inventory of the John Fischetti Papers, 1942-1995|publisher=The Newberry}}


{{PulitzerPrize EditorialCartooning 1951–1975}}
{{PulitzerPrize EditorialCartooning 1951–1975}}

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John Fischetti
Born(1916-09-27)September 27, 1916
Brooklyn, New York, United States
DiedNovember 18, 1980(1980-11-18) (aged 64)
United States
Area(s)Cartoonist
Notable works
Editorial cartoons
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, 1969
National Cartoonists Society Editorial Cartoon Award, 1962–1965

John R. Fischetti (September 27, 1916 – November 18, 1980) was an editorial cartoonist for the New York Herald Tribune and the Chicago Daily News. He received a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1969 and numerous awards from the National Cartoonists Society.

The Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition Award, also known as the John Fischetti Award, is named after him.

Biography

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Fischetti was born in Brooklyn, New York, where his Italian father was a barber. As a teenager during the Great Depression, he worked various jobs, including one at a hotel where Rollin Kirby, one of his influences, lived. At 19, Fischetti began studying commercial art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, where he continued his education for three years (1937–1940).[1]

Then he moved to California, where he worked for the Walt Disney Studio in Burbank. Fischetti's job with Disney lasted only nine months, due to the work's strain on his eyes.[1]

While pursuing freelance work, Fischetti began his career as an editorial cartoonist at the Chicago Sun in 1941. Some of his freelance work appeared in such publications as Esquire, The Saturday Evening Post and Collier's.[1]

Fischetti served 1942–1945 as a radio operator and army sergeant during World War II.[1] In 1945 he joined the staff of Stars & Stripes as a war-time artist with Dick Wingert and other war-time cartoonists.[1]

From 1951 to 1962 Fischetti was a syndicated cartoonist for the Newspaper Enterprise Association. He then joined the New York Herald Tribune, departing in 1967 when that paper folded. In 1967 he moved back to Chicago and joined the Chicago Daily News, which ceased publication in 1978. He joined Bill Mauldin at the Chicago Sun-Times two years before he died of a heart attack in 1980.

He published a compilation of his cartoons Zinga Zinga Za in 1973.[1]

Style

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Fischetti, like many of his colleagues, favored heavy use of crayon, pencil or ink brush in a vertical format at the beginning of his post-war career. By the 1960s, as his style matured, he began using a horizontal pen-and-ink style that betrayed his roots in animation, Fischetti satirized politics, fads and social issues.[2][3]

Awards

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In 1969, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in honor of the body of his work.[1][4] He also received the National Cartoonists Society's Editorial Cartoon Award in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965.[5]

John Fischetti Award

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The Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition Award, usually referred to as the John Fischetti Award, is given annually to a staff, syndicated or regularly published professional cartoonist for cartoons on current social and political subjects (including sports and entertainment) published in a daily or weekly newspaper or regularly published periodical (including Internet publications) in the United States. They are administered by the Journalism Department of Columbia College Chicago.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "John Fischetti Cartoons: An inventory of his cartoons at Syracuse University". Syracuse University. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "Biographical Sketches of Persons Selected for the Pulitzer Prizes for 1969". The New York Times. May 6, 1969. p. 34. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Cartoonist Was a Champion of Underdogs, Pulitzer Winner Sought to 'Dream Impossible Dreams for Mankind'". Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1980. p. B27.
  4. ^ "1969 Winners". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "NCS Awards". National Cartoonists Society. Retrieved April 2, 2015. (scroll half way down to the "Editorial Cartoons" heading and click on the triangle next to "SEE WINNERS")
  6. ^ "Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition". Columbia College Chicago. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
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