Roy Eric Peterson, OC (14 September 1936 – 30 September 2013) was a Canadian

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who drew for ''

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'' from 1962 to 2009.

Biography

Peterson was born in

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and studied in Vancouver at the Kitsilano Secondary School and the Vancouver School of Art.Ladurantaye, Steve (10 October 2013).
Editorial cartoonist Roy Peterson fought his battles with ink
. ''

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''. Retrieved 17 October 2013. Along with the ''Sun'', his work often appeared in ''

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'' magazine, where he would illustrate the columns of Allan Fotheringham. He has also illustrated the covers of many of Fotheringham's books. The ''

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'' laid off Peterson in 2009. Peterson died in West

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, British Columbia, Canada, on 30 September 2013, aged 77, of complications from

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. He was survived by five children and nine grandchildren. His longtime wife, Margaret, had predeceased him in 2004.

Awards

In 2004 he was made an Officer of the

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and Peterson won seven

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for his work, the most in the history of the awards.

Bibliography

* ''Drawn and Quartered: the Trudeau Years'' (Key Porter Books, 1984) - containing cartoons drawn during the administration of

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, with commentary by Peter C. Newman * ''The World According to Roy Peterson'' (Douglas & McIntyre, 1979) containing selected cartoons from the 1970s, with commentary by Alan Fotheringham * ''The Canadian ABC Book'', (Hurting, c.1977), a children's book of the

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with a Canadian focus * ''The Day of the Glorious Revolution'' (Lorimer, 1974) — collaboration with Stanley Burke * ''Frog Fables and Beaver Tales'' (Lorimer, 1973) — a children's book collaboration with Stanley Burke''''

References

External links

Records of Roy Peterson are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peterson, Roy 1936 births 2013 deaths Canadian editorial cartoonists Officers of the Order of Canada Artists from Winnipeg Emily Carr University of Art and Design alumni Deaths from Parkinson's disease in Canada Neurological disease deaths in British Columbia Vancouver Sun people