1. Kerry Waghorn was born on January 10,1947 and is a syndicated caricaturist whose Faces in the News feature, established in 1977 by Chronicle Features is a journalistic legend.
16 Facts About Kerry Waghorn
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Kerry Waghorn estimates that more than 9,000 of his images have been published since the early 1970s, including just about every prominent news, business and entertainment face over that span of history.
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Kerry Waghorn's father, born in British Columbia, was a coppersmith in the vibrant shipbuilding industry of North Vancouver.
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Kerry Waghorn graduated from North Vancouver High School in 1965 and soon after attended the recently opened Simon Fraser University in nearby Burnaby, intending to study political science.
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Kerry Waghorn immediately became involved with the student newspaper The Peak as an editorial artist and layout editor.
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Kerry Waghorn's first commission was a poster advertising an upcoming concert by vocalist Laura Nyro.
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Kerry Waghorn was invited into a partnership with poster artist Bob Masse and moved into Masse's studio in Vancouver's Gastown.
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Kerry Waghorn's characters were every man, and every woman, frequently sitting in their kitchen and living room making poignant and sometimes hilarious comments about the world around them.
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Shortly after that fortuitous first meeting, Kerry Waghorn began a life of two cities, migrating back and forth between Vancouver and San Francisco, and contributing to both daily newspapers, among other clients.
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Kerry Waghorn pays tribute to David Levine of The New York Review of Books as a personal inspiration.
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Kerry Waghorn's caricatures are topical, highly detailed and skilfully drawn.
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Today, Kerry Waghorn enjoys the most extensive caricature service in the world.
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Kerry Waghorn's caricatures appear as a daily feature in many countries.
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Kerry Waghorn's drawings have been published in more than 700 major newspapers and magazines world-wide, representing about 60 nations.
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Amber and Kerry Waghorn were married in April 2009 and now reside on the waterfront in West Vancouver, overlooking English Bay.
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Kerry Waghorn has little time for hobbies, but enjoys dominoes and fishing for the big Pacific Coast salmon.