The noon
appearance at the United Methodist Church in Colfax is sponsored by Whitman
County Library and Colfax Rotary. While the presentation is free, guests can
call ahead to pre-order a catered lunch for $10 at 509-397-4366.
The 5:30
presentation will be held in the Hecht Meeting room at Neill Public Library.
More information can be obtained by calling 509-338-3252.
Priggee’s
presentation called Political Cartooning; Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
features the stories behind the cartoons and explores cartooning as a powerful
political medium. Priggee says, “Political imagery can touch the heart, coalesce
the truth and make people think. It can make a difference in the life of a
person and a country.”
Milt Priggee
has been a professional political cartoonist since 1976, including several
years at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane. He’ll explain the “who, what, where,
when, why and how” of political commentary as it evolves from print to
digital-media platforms. The discussion will then turn to some of Priggee’s own
cartoons, including some which were rejected from publication, and explore the
stories behind the art and the importance of political cartooning as a medium.
Milt Priggee
was born in Alaska, grew up in Chicago, graduated from college in Colorado, was
a journalism fellow at University of Michigan and has drawn local newspaper
cartoons in twelve different states. His nationally syndicated cartoons,
caricatures, comic strips and illustrations have appeared in newspapers,
magazines, books, websites, album covers, shirts and even wine bottles. A past
president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, Priggee’s
cartoon commentary has generated hate mail, awards, death threats, libel lawsuits
and many heated discussions. Priggee currently lives in Oak Harbor and
previously resided in Spokane.
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