Ann Telnaes

Ann Telnaes

Political Cartoonist


Humor's Edge

Washington, DC USA


Just be ready to look at other doors. I had a lot of doors open to me that I never thought about when I was a student, and I took them. It worked out really well.

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Ann Telnaes

Milestones

My road in life has been direct.
Had always enjoyed art, and specifically the act of drawing.
Was going to Arizona State University, studying graphic design, but felt she was "floundering," didn't feel motivated.
Everyone around her was majoring in business, but she wanted to study something that was truly her passion.
Decided she needed to go to art school if she wanted to really apply herself and get serious about her goals.
Was animating for Disney, started feeling politically motivated by the Tiananmen Square protests, the Anita Hill hearings.
Was inspired to draw a series of political cartoons; sent them to newspapers across the country.
Liked the medium of editorial cartoons because she had always been very opinionated, saw she could express opinions through art.
Won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 2001; only the second female cartoonist to do so.
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Education

High School
Bachelor
Graphic Design
California Institute of the Arts

Career

Political Cartoonist

I create editorial cartoons in various mediums: animation, visual essays, live sketches, and traditional print.

Career Roadmap

Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Art
Politics
Communicating / Sharing Stories

Interviewed By

Boston - Washington, D.C.

Boston - Washington, D.C.

In Boston, the Northern route team interview Jim Koch, founder of Samuel Adams and take a tour of the brewery. En route to Washington, DC, the Southern route team meets with Ann Tenales, Pulitzer Prize- winning political cartoonist. In DC, the Central route team sits down with Gabriel Garcia, independent filmmaker.