Clay Bennett (1958) was born in Clinton, South Carolina. The son of a career army officer, Bennett led a nomadic life, attending ten different schools before graduating in 1976 from S. R. Butler High School in Huntsville, Alabama.
Served as editorial cartoonist for his college paper and managing editor of the alternative student newspaper while attending the University of North Alabama, where he graduated in 1980 with degrees in art and history.
After working briefly as a staff artist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Fayetteville (NC) Times, Bennett went on to serve as the editorial cartoonist for the St. Petersburg Times (1981-1994) and The Christian Science Monitor (1997-2007) before joining the staff of the Chattanooga Times Free Press in 2008.
A recipient of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, Bennett has earned nearly every honor his profession has to offer including the Sigma Delta Chi Award (2001, 2017, 2019), the Overseas Press Club Award (2005, 2007, 2017), the National Headliner Award (1999, 2000, 2004, 2016), the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (2007), the Berryman Award (2014), the John Fischetti Award (2001, 2005), the Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award (2002), the Grambs Aronson Award for Cartoons (2013), the United Nations/Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award (2011) and the National Cartoonists Society's Award for Editorial Cartoons (2002, 2017).
Past President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, Bennett is the husband of artist Cindy Procious and the father of Matt, Ben and Sarah. His work is distributed internationally by The Washington Post Writers Group.
© 2020. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Clay Bennett or assignee. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
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Mr. Clay Bennett
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Feb.10, 2010
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The Veterans Cemetery, May 30, 2010
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The Toast, July 24, 2010
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Shovel Ready, Dec. 14, 2010
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Please give, Nov. 27, 2010
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The Bullhorn, Jan. 11, 2011
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May 8, 2012
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Aug. 12, 2012
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Gun sales, Jan. 9, 2013
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Good News, Mar. 7, 2013
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Aug. 8, 2014
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The Melting Pot, Dec. 12, 2015
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Feb. 9, 2018
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The Campaign, Feb. 26, 2018
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Lovebirds, April 1, 2018
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June 19, 2018
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Aug. 27, 2018
I drew this cartoon in July of 2015. Sadly, it seems even more accurate today.
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White Housekeeping, Jan. 16, 2018
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August 21, 2018
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Mama Says..., May 18, 2019
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August 12 2019
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June 21, 2019
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He's BAAAAACK! June 21, 2019
(originally published 11-14-2017)
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Gun Safety, Aug. 12, 2019 (originally published 10-2-2015)
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Enjoy! Aug. 14, 2019
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Modern American Gothic, August 16, 2019
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May 1, 2019
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Supporters, Oct. 2, 2020
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The Virus, Oct. 3, 2020
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The Bookmark, Oct. 11, 2020
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Oct. 14, 2020
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The Choice, Oct. 20, 2020
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Oct.17, 2020
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| The caged bird, May 6, 2020 |
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| Oct. 28, 2012 |
You clevah boy!
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