Martin Rowson is a British editorial cartoonist and writer.
11 Facts About Martin Rowson
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Martin Rowson's genre is political satire and his style is scathing and graphic.
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Martin Rowson's cartoons appear frequently in The Guardian and the Daily Mirror.
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Martin Rowson contributes freelance cartoons to other publications, such as Tribune, Index on Censorship and the Morning Star.
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Martin Rowson's books include graphic adaptations of The Waste Land and Tristram Shandy.
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Martin Rowson drew original cartoons for the title sequence of the film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
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Martin Rowson is an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and a distinguished supporter and board member of Humanists UK.
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In June 2013, Martin Rowson became the fifth trustee for People's Trust for Endangered Species, a wildlife conservation charity based in Battersea, south-west London.
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On 29 April 2023, Martin Rowson apologised on Twitter for his cartoon which was published by The Guardian that day, which included a caricature of Richard Sharp which was criticised as being antisemitic.
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Martin Rowson is a supporter and trustee of the Zoological Society of London, having taken an active role in the campaign to cancel plans to close the organization's London Zoo in 1991, and since serving multiple terms on its governing council.
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In December 2019, along with 42 other leading cultural figures, Martin Rowson signed a letter endorsing the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership in the 2019 general election.