Roy peterson biography

On September 30, Canada lost one of its most talented and renowned editorial cartoonists, Roy Peterson. As a tribute, let’s take a look at his remarkable career spanning 40 years at the Vancouver Sun.

Mr.

Peterson was born in Winnipeg in and studied at the Vancouver School of Art. His first forays into the art of cartooning came when he was a young man.

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While working as a window display artist, he began mailing his cartoons to various newspapers in northern British Columbia. In Mr. Peterson began his cartooning career at the Vancouver Sun where he carried out his duties as staff editorial cartoonist until

Early career

In addition to his work with the Vancouver Sun, Roy Peterson also collaborated with journalist Allan Fotheringham, producing illustrations for Mr.

Fotheringham’s back page editorials for Maclean’s magazine. Mr. Peterson also collaborated with journalist Stanley Burke, producing a number of bestselling books aimed at sat