Charles George Werner (March 23, 1909 – July 1, 1997) was an Americaneditorial cartoonist who won aPulitzer Prize in 1939 and later worked 47 years for theIndianapolis Star.[1][2]
Charles Werner was born on March 23, 1909, in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Werner attendedOklahoma City University with no formal training in art.[1] From 1930 until 1935 he worked as staff artist and photographer for Springfield, Missouri'sLeader and Press. Werner joined theDaily Oklahoman in 1935, eventually becoming editorial cartoonist in 1937.[1]
Werner left theOklahoman for a job as Chief Editorial Cartoonist at theChicago Sun in 1941. However he left theSun for theIndianapolis Star in 1947 and worked there until his retirement in 1994. In 1959 he also served as the president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.[1]
In his nearly 60-year career, Werner's work garnered interest from several U.S. Presidents. In 1965Lyndon B. Johnson requested over a dozen original cartoons for his personal collection. Former PresidentHarry Truman also requested an original cartoon from Werner for his presidential library. Charles Werner died on July 1, 1997, from cancer.[1]
Werner won thePulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1939. The winning cartoon was published in theDaily Oklahoman on October 6, 1938. Titled "Nomination for 1938", it depicted theMunich Agreement which provided for the transfer ofSudetenland to Hitler's Germany. At 29 years old, Werner was the youngest person to win the Pulitzer for Editorial Cartooning.[1][2]
Werner also received theSigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism in 1943, and seven Freedom Foundation Awards (1951–1963). During the 1969 International Salon of Cartoons in Montreal, Werner won an award as one of the world's six best cartoonists.[1]
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