Jeff MacNelly (American, 1947-2000), Jawge Cartoon

Ink on paper, signed at lower right, the political cartoon depicting a shark in a wheelchair approaching an older man swimming above, matted and framed below glass.

Sheet sight 10 1/4 x 8 in.; Frame dimensions 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.

From the Prominent Contemporary Art Collection of Pamela K. And William A. Royall Jr., Richmond, Virginia

Illustration artist and cartoonist Jeff MacNelly is best known as the creator of the comic strip Shoe, and for his long and prolific career as an editorial cartoonist, most notably for the Chicago Tribune. MacNelly won three Pulitzer Prizes for his political cartooning.

MacNelly studied at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, joining the St. Anthony Hall as a sports journalist and illustrator, writing satire for The Daily Tar Heel. His work for the college's newspaper led to a job at the Chapel Hill Weekly, where he worked under the editor Jim "Shu" Shumaker, a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill who became his mentor. Shumaker's impression on the cartoonist was so profound that MacNelly created the comic strip Shoe after "Shu”. MacNelly considered his two years at the Chapel Hill newspaper to be a breakthrough in his career, leading to his cartoons growing in popularity across the state.

Toning to the sheet, horizontal creasing in two areas, not examined outside the frame.