Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American cartoonist Paul Conrad.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Paul Francis Conrad was an American political cartoonist and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes for editorial cartooning. In the span of a career lasting five decades, Conrad provided a critical perspective on eleven presidential administrations in the United States. He is best known for his work as the chief editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times during a time when the newspaper was in transition under the direction of publisher Otis Chandler, who recruited Conrad from the Denver Post.
It is a peculiar art form, but I think it's a necessary art form - and I do believe it's a noble art form.
I have no idea what readership is of written editorials, but it doesn't come anywhere close to the readership of editorial cartoons.
There is too much illustrating of the news these days. I look at many editorial cartoons and I don't know what the cartoonists are saying or how they feel about a certain issue.
If I can finish a cartoon in 20 minutes, then that's the ideal editorial cartoon - it's to the point.
I've never seen bad drawing destroy a good idea. On the other hand, I've never seen a good drawing save a bad idea.