Stuart Carlson (September 1955 – June 10, 2022) was an American

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who worked for the ''

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''. His cartoons usually followed the moderate editorial stance of that paper. Carlson was raised in

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and earned a

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degree in 1978 at the

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. After graduating, Carlson worked as a cartoonist for the ''West Allis Post/Star'' and as a reporter for the ''West Bend News''. Carlson came to the ''Milwaukee Sentinel'' in 1983, and stayed with the company after it merged with the ''Milwaukee Journal'' in 1995. During the course of his career there his awards included the 1995

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; his selection as the nation's best cartoonist in 1991 by the

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; numerous best cartoon of the year honors from the

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; the 1986 Robert W. Gillespie Sentinel Staff Award for Excellence; and the 1988 UWM's Young Alumni Award. Carlson accepted a buyout from the ''Journal Sentinel'', and departed from the paper on August 1, 2008. As of 2009, Carlson did freelance work and illustrated a humor column for ''UWM Today'', the

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magazine of his alma mater."Introducing Carlson & Resler." ''UWM Today'' v.11 no.2 (Fall 2009), p. 19 His work, distributed to approximately 35 newspapers by the

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, has appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and on ABC News' ''

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Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Art Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlson, Stuart 1955 births 2022 deaths American editorial cartoonists Artists from Milwaukee People from West Bend, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni Milwaukee Journal Sentinel people