Chris Britt

Chris Britt is an editorial cartoonist.

Britt has a Visual Arts degree from the University of Illinois.

On January 26, 2012 Britt was fired by his former paper, The State Journal-Register.[1]

On September 28, 2018 Chris Britt made headlines when he illustrated a comic of Brett Kavanaugh's 10-year-old daughter, Liza, which sparked fierce backlash causing Britt to deactivate his Facebook account.[2] Britt disturbed a very wide audience, causing comments from even Chelsea Clinton, who slammed the cartoonist for "bullying his (Brett Kavanaugh's) kids."[3] Chris Britt included The Illinois Times on the bottom of the comic, which caused them to denounce his work, saying "The recent cartoon involving Kavanaugh’s daughter was posted on Chris’ own Facebook page; it did not appear in our publication or on our website. The Illinois Times name should not have appeared on the cartoon in question and we have asked Chris Britt to remove it."[4]

Awards

  • 2007: James P. McGuire Award for Excellence in Journalism [5]
  • 2006: 1st place—Illinois Press Association competition [6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.illinoistimes.com/Springfield/article-9609-chris-britt-laid-off.html
  2. ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/far-left-cartoonist-accused-of-targeting-kavanaughs-10-year-old-daughter-in-vicious-cartoon
  3. ↑ https://www.dailywire.com/news/36715/chelsea-clinton-slams-cartoonist-using-kavanaughs-frank-camp
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/ILTimes/status/1046812427168493568
  5. ↑ Chris Britt wins excellence in journalism award » The Daily Cartoonist
  6. ↑ Chris Britt wins IPA award » The Daily Cartoonist



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