Nationality American Name Chip Bok | Notable works Editorial cartoons Area(s) Cartoonist | |
 | ||
Awards National Cartoonist Society Editorial Cartoon Award, 1995 and 1999.National Press Foundation Berryman Award, 1993John Fischetti Award, 1988 and 1998 Similar Steve Kelley (cartoonist), Steve Breen, Michael Ramirez | ||
Brief applause editorial cartoonist chip bok
Arthur "Chip" Bok is an American editorial cartoonist for the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal and the Tampa Bay Times. He has illustrated some of Dave Barry's books, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1997.
Contents
Early life
Bok began editorial cartooning in 7th grade math class, where he was influenced by Don Martin's work in Mad Magazine. He attended the University of Dayton, where he was captain of the hockey team.
Career
Prior to working as an editorial cartoonist, Bok held several other jobs such as substitute teaching, concrete labor, wholesale drug sales, and freelance work. From 1981 to 1982 he was staff editorial cartoonist at the Clearwater Sun in Clearwater, Florida. After his time there he drew a lifestyle cartoon for the Miami Herald, illustrate columns for Dave Barry, and creating computer animations for the Viewtron online service. In 1987, he returned to his home state of Ohio where he became an editorial cartoonist for the Akron Beacon Journal.
In 1997 Bok was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
In addition to several collections of cartoons, Bok has also illustrated a children's book written by Helen Thomas, The Great White House Breakout, which was published in 2008.
Personal life
Bok is married to his wife Deb and together they have 4 adult children. He currently lives in Akron, Ohio.