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American editorial cartoonist (born 1954)
Stephen Reed Benson
Benson at the Freedom From Religion Foundation 2019 National Convention in Madison, Wisconsin
Born (1954-01-02 ) January 2, 1954 (age 70 ) Spouse Claire Ferguson (m. 2020) Relatives Ezra Taft Benson Family Taft family Awards Pulitzer Prize
Stephen Reed Benson (born January 2, 1954) is an American editorial cartoonist .
Biography [ edit ]
Stephen Benson was born on January 2, 1954, in Sacramento , California . As the grandson of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and former LDS Church president Ezra Taft Benson , he attended Brigham Young University , from which he graduated cum laude ,Arizona Republic [1] Tacoma Morning News Tribune [2] Arizona Republic in 1991,[1] [3] [4] Arizona Mirror Creators Syndicate .[5]
Benson was awarded the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning , was a Pulitzer finalist in 1984, 1989, 1992, and 1994,[6] [7] [1] Association of American Editorial Cartoonists .[8] [1]
Controversy [ edit ]
In the late 1980s he was at first a supporter, then a prominent critic, of Evan Mecham , the first Mormon to be elected governor of Arizona . Benson's criticism stirred controversy among Arizona's Mormon population,[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
In 1993 Benson faced further controversy within the LDS Church, when he stated that his grandfather, then nearing his 94th birthday, was suffering from senility that was being concealed by church leadership.[15] [11] [16] Freedom From Religion Foundation 's annual conventions and stating in its paper Freethought Today, "If, as the true believers claim, the word 'gospel' means good news, then the good news for me is that there is no gospel, other than what I can define for myself, by observation and conscience. As a freethinking human being, I have come not to favor or fear religion, but to face and fight it as an impediment to civilized advancement."[17] [18]
In 1997, a Benson cartoon used the image of a firefighter carrying a dead child to comment on the death sentence that had just been imposed on Oklahoma City bombing defendant Timothy McVeigh . Benson forcefully defended his work against some readers' contentions that the cartoon was insensitive.[19]
In 1999, Benson released a political cartoon titled "Texas Bonfire Traditions." In the cartoon, he compared the 1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse to the Waco siege of 1993 and the murder of James Byrd Jr. in 1998. This prompted negative reactions and criticism from Texas A&M, and forced The Arizona Republic to remove the cartoon.[citation needed
References [ edit ]
^ Hsieh, Steven (January 23, 2019). "Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist Among Laid Off at Arizona Republic" . Phoenix New Times
^ Boas, Phil; Burton, Greg; Tulumello, Kathy (January 24, 2019). "Did you see Steve Benson's cartoon today? These are words we (sadly) will no longer say" . The Arizona Republic . Retrieved November 11, 2022 .
^ Small, Jim (April 2, 2019). "Benson cartoons find a new home at the Arizona Mirror" . Arizona Mirror . Retrieved November 11, 2022 .
^ Fischer, Heinz Dietrich (1999). Editorial Cartoon Awards, 1922-1997: From Rollin Kirby and Edmund Duffy to Herbert Block and Paul Conrad ISBN 978-3-598-30183-4
^ "Editorial Cartooning" . Pulitzer Prizes . Retrieved December 9, 2010 .
^ "Steve Benson" . The Arizona Republic . Retrieved December 9, 2010 – via azcentral.com .
^ Gruson, Lindsey (March 19, 1988). "A Family Gathering Shows Split Over Mecham Goes Deeper Than Politics" . New York Times
^ Pagan, Eduardo (March 1988). "Razing Arizona: The Clash in the Church over Evan Mecham" (PDF) . Sunstone Magazine
^ a b Flannery, Pat (February 22, 2008). "Former Ariz. governor Mecham dies" . USA Today
^ "Cartoonist Pat Bagley lambasts Gannett for short-sighted and cruel staff cut" . AAEC News .
^ McEntee, Peg (May 24, 1989). "Pres. Benson Knows About Flap" . Deseret News Associated Press .
^ "Cartoonist Ousted From Mormon Post" Los Angeles Times
^ "Mormon President's Health Raises Questions; Succession: Famed grandson says church hierarchy is presenting a misleading image of Ezra Taft Benson, who serves as the faith's prophet for life" . Los Angeles Times Associated Press . July 31, 1993.
^ Skordas, Jennifer (October 11, 1993). "Grandson Of President Asks To Be Removed From LDS Church Rolls" Salt Lake Tribune NewsBank .
^ Benson, Steve (December 1999). "From Latter-Day Saint to Latter Day Ain't" . Freethought Today Freedom From Religion Foundation . Archived from the original on December 31, 2010.
^ "Outreach & Events" . Freedom From Religion Foundation the original on July 31, 2012.
^ "Oklahoma bombing cartoon causes protests; Artist defends anti-death penalty drawing" . CNN
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