JONES John Yardley

JONES John Yardley

Born 1930, in Liverpool, England, he grew up in Wales.

He became a boxer at age 14 years and fought 150 professional fights over nine years. Over this time he studied to be a draftsman and freelanced cartoons to various English publications.

He and his wife Mary immigrated to Alberta Canada in 1957. He tried a variety of jobs while freelancing cartoons to the Herald [Calgary] and the Journal [Edmonton]. However, it was working for The Roughneck, that he feels he established his credentials as an editorial cartoonist.

In 1962, he was hired as the Journal’s first staff editorial cartoonist and worked there for five years. He moved east and worked for the Toronto Telegram for six years until it ceased operations October 1971. He then worked for the Star [Montréal] for eight years until it ceased publishing Sept. 25, 1979.. He won a National Newspaper Award in 1971. He returned to Alberta in 1981 and drew editorial cartoons for both the Journal [Edmonton] and the Edmonton Sun. In addition, he began doing covers for Alberta Report, 19 Sept. 1983. He also taught cartooning on ACCESS Network, the Alberta educational television channel. This series was later broadcast on TV Ontario.

He retired and has become well known as a watercolorist.

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

BOOK GRAPIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content editorial cartoon:

The Art of Political Cartooning in Canada/1980. Ed., Steve Bradley. For., Robert LaPalme. Virgo Press, Oct. 1980: 8, 62, 123, 128, 139

Best Canadian Political Cartoons, 1983. Ed., N.M. Stahl. For., David Rosen. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Sept. 1983: 21, 25, 79, 111, 133, 190, 203.

BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:

Content editorial cartoon & Cover book front & back:

Evans & Jones, All Our Own Work. (An anthology containing the essays of journalist Art Evans and the editorial cartoons of Yardley Jones). Edmonton Journal. 1962.

Evans & Jones, Second Offence. (An anthology containing the columns of journalist Art Evans and the editorial cartoons of Yardley Jones). Edmonton Journal, 1963.

Yardley Jones Cartoons, Book 2. Edmonton Sun, Oct. 1982.

Yardley Jones Cartoons, Book 3. Edmonton Sun, Oct. 1983.

Content editorial cartoon & Cover book front:

Evans & Jones, Up for The Third Time. (An anthology containing the columns of journalist Art Evans And the editorial cartoons of Yardley Jones). ). Edmonton Journal. 1964.

Content editorial cartoon & Cover book wrap around:

Yardley Jones Cartoons, Book 1. Edmonton Sun, Oct. 1981.

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC:

Content history & Cover front & back:

AGT Presents: The Telephone. Writ., Tony Cashman. Alberta Government Telephones, 1974.

Content instruction & Cover book front:

Sketch Book For Cartooning With Yardley Jones. Writ., Sherrell Beresh (in consultation with Yardley Jones). Alberta Educational Communications Corp., 1988.

Content instruction & Cover book front & back:

The Bachelor’s Guide to Ward Off Starvation. Writ., Clarence Culpepper (Nick Lees). Normac Publishing Ltd., Nov. 1993.

Content Instruction & Cover wrap around:

The Bachelor’s Guide to Libations. Writ., Clarence Culpepper (Nick Lees). Normac Publishing Ltd., Oct. 1995

PERIODICAL TEXT ANTHOLOGY:

Cover :

Alberta Report, 19 Sept. 1983.

Alberta Report, 2 Jan. 1984.

SOURCE:

Article book:

The Hecklers. Writ. & Ed.., Peter Desbarates & Terry Mosher. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1979: 254.

Article periodical:

Alberta Report, 19 Sept. 1983: “ AR This Week”: 1.

GALLERY:

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CANADIAN CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION and ANIMATION\IMAGE BY CARTOONIST OR ILLUS. J\JONES YARDLEY, Evans & Jones, All Our Own Work.jpg

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CANADIAN CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION and ANIMATION\IMAGE BY CARTOONIST OR ILLUS. J\JONES YARDLEY, Evans & Jones Up for the Third ..., 27.jpg Evans & Jones: Up For The Third Time: 27.

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CANADIAN CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION and ANIMATION\IMAGE BY CARTOONIST OR ILLUS. J\JONES YARDLEY, Telegram [Toronto], 30 Oct. 1971, 18..jpgTelegram [Toronto], 30 Oct. 1971: 18. On the occasion of the closure of the Telegram.

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CANADIAN CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION and ANIMATION\IMAGE BY CARTOONIST OR ILLUS. J\JONES YARDLEY, Yardley Jones Cartoons, Bk 2, cover.jpgYardley Jones Cartoons Book 3: cover.