Rollin Kirby (September 4, 1875 in

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– May 8, 1952 in New York, New York) was an American

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. In 1922 he was chronologically the first winner of the

Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning The Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary is one of the fourteen Pulitzer Prizes that is annually awarded for journalism in the United States. It is the successor to the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning awarded from 1922 t ...

, an honor that he would receive three times. Kirby worked as a cartoonist at the '' New York Mail'', ''

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'' and the ''

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''. His Pulitzer Prizes were for cartoons "On the Road to Moscow" (1921), "News from the Outside World" (1924), and "

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" (1928).

Select works

Tammany by Rollin Kirby.jpg, "Tammany!" portrays the Republican party as hypocritical in decrying the

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political machine. Exploding in his Hands.jpg, "Exploding in his Hands" comments on the Zimmermann Telegram Refusing to give the lady a seat --Treaty of Versailles.jpg, Cartoon showing Senators Lodge, Borah and

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blocking Peace Rollin Kirby - The Accuser.jpg, Cartoon showing

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ity accusing the US Senate who has just murdered the

Peace Treaty A peace treaty is an agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually countries or governments, which formally ends a state of war between the parties. It is different from an armistice An armistice is a formal agreement of warring ...

News from the Outside World.png, "News From the Outside World" comments on the United States' failure to join the

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. On the Road to Moscow- Rollin Kirby, 1921.JPG, "On the Road to Moscow" depicts Death leading victims of the

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"A menace we must beat" - NARA - 513738.jpg, Propaganda cartoon used during World War II.

References

* ''Webster's Biographical Dictionary'', G. & C. Merriam Co., 1980.

External links

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* 1875 births 1952 deaths People from Hastings, Nebraska American editorial cartoonists Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning winners People from Galva, Illinois {{US-cartoonist-stub