KING Alan
Portfoolio 85: 207.
Born 1947 in Belfast Ireland.
At age 2 years, he immigrated with his family to Canada. He graduated in English from the University of Western Ontario. He taught high school English, worked at various jobs including illustration and art director at an ad agency.
In 1979 he joined the Citizen [Ottawa] as a staff editorial cartoonist and worked as the Citizen’s regular art critic, wrote book reviews and the occasional editorial. About 1996, he left the Citizen and became a freelance illustrator and graphic artist.
He also studied classical music as a child and at university and continues to play classical piano.
WORK:
CARTOONIST:
BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content cartoon editorial:
The Art of Political Cartooning in Canada/1980. Ed., Steve Bradley. For., Robert LaPalme. Virgo Press, Oct. 1980: 27, 40, 184.
Best Canadian Political Cartoons, 1983. Ed., N.M. Stahl. For., David Rosen. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Sept. 1983: 48, 92, 102, 137, 139, 172, 174.
Best Canadian Political Cartoons, 1984. Ed., N.M. Stahl. For.,Robert LaPalme. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Sept. 1984: 21, 68, 123, 145, 150, 162, 164, 169.
Portfoolio, The Year 85 In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux & Alan King. Writ., Charles Gordon Ludcom Inc. 1985.
Portfoolio, The Year 86 In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux. Writ., Charles Gordon. Ludcom Inc. 1986.
Portfoolio, The Year 87 In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux. Ludcom Inc. 1987.
1988 Portfoolio, The Year In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Charles Gordon. Eden Press. 1988.
Portfoolio: 1989 in Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Charles Gordon. Macmillan of Canada, 1989.
| Portfoolio …: The Year in Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Charles Gordon. Macmillan of Canada, …. | |||
| 6: 1990. | 7: 1991. | 8: 1992. | 9: 1993. |
| Portfoolio…: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Ken MacQueen Macmillan of Canada, …. | ||
| 10: 1994. | 11: 1995. | 12: 1996. |
Portfoolio 13: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Jay Stone Macmillan of Canada, 1997.
ILLUSTRATOR:
BOOK TEXT:
Content journalism & Cover book front:
As They See Us. Writ., Walter Stewart. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1977.
Content stories & Cover book front & back:
The Nestlings Press Book of Fairy Tales. Adapter, Warren Clements. Nestlings Press, 2020.
PERIODICAL TEXT ANTHOLOGY:
Content essay:
The Canadian Forum, April 1976: “Unfinished Socialism”. Writ., John Blake: 25.
The Canadian Forum, February 1977: “Portrait of a President”. Writ., various: 24, 27, 28.
The Canadian Forum, July/August 1996: “The Black Market”. Writ., James Winter: 26.
Cover front:
The Canadian Forum, LXXV-850, June 1996.
The Canadian Forum, LXXV-854, November 1996.
The Canadian Forum, LXXVI-866, January/February 1998.
SOURCE:
Article book:
Portfoolio, The Year 85 In Canadian Caricature.1985: “Alan King”: 207.
Portfoolio 12: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons.1996: “Alan King”: 149.
Portfoolio 13: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons.1997: “Alan King”: 150.
GALLERY:
Portfoolio 85: Back cover.
The Nestlings Press Book of Fairy Tales. 2020: Front cover.