# Event Details - **Event Name**: A Serious Look at Political Cartoonists of Arkansas - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm – Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm - **Event Description**: They will explore political cartoons and cartoonists in Arkansas, including George Fisher.About this EventCartoonists have provided unique and satirical commentary on news and politics since Colonial American times. In Arkansas, they chronicled the rise of a young Governor Bill Clinton through his presidency.. Join us Friday, November 14 at noon for a panel discussion featuring Ernie Dumas, a writer for the Arkansas Times, and John Deering, the chief editorial cartoonist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, moderated by John Davis. They will explore political cartoons and cartoonists in Arkansas, including George Fisher.Panelists:John Deering, Chief editorial cartoonist for the Arkansas Democrat-GazetteErnie Dumas, Journalist for the Arkansas Times, former associate editor, editorial writer, and columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-GazetteJohn Davis, Executive Director of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual HistoryThe program will be available on our YouTube channel the following day.This program is held in conjunction with our current temporary exhibit, "Portraits From a Presidency," which features more than 50 portraits of the Clinton Family. (Please note: this temporary exhibit is currently closed due to the ongoing government shutdown.)ASL interpretation is available during our events.Clinton Presidential Center Presents is a partnership between the Clinton Foundation, Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas, and Clinton Presidential Library.More About the PanelistsJohn Deering is an award-winning cartoonist, illustrator and sculptor. He was born in Little Rock and is a life-long Arkansan, with the exception of living in Fort Worth, Texas, in the early 1970s. He studied with Truman Alston of the Alston Art Center in Fort Worth and attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.John began working at the Arkansas Democrat (now the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) in 1980. He became chief editorial cartoonist in 1988. His editorial cartoons and comic strips "Strange Brew" and "Zack Hill" are syndicated. John also produces editorial illustrations, the weekly color painting for the Perspective section.His accolades include numerous Arkansas Press Association awards, the John Fischetti Award for Editorial cartooning award given by Columbia College Chicago, the National Press Foundation Clifford K. Berryman Award, and the Drum Major Award given by the Martin Luther King Commission. Ernest "Ernie" Dumas was born on December 13, 1937, in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.He attended Henderson State Teachers College before graduating from the University of Missouri—Columbia in 1960 with degrees in Journalism and English.After graduation, Dumas began his journalism career at the Arkansas Gazette, where he eventually became the associate editor. His work has been featured in the Arkansas Times, New York Times, and Philadelphia Inquirer. He has taught journalism at the University of Central Arkansas. Additionally, Dumas has received the Ernie Deane Award for valor in journalism. He authored Dearest Letty: The World War II Love Letters of Sgt. Leland Duval and The Education of Ernie Dumas: Chronicles of the Arkansas Political Mind, and edited The Clintons of Arkansas: An Introduction by Those Who Know Them Best.Ernest "Ernie" Dumas was born on December 13, 1937, in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas.He attended Henderson State Teachers College before graduating from the University of Missouri—Columbia in 1960 with degrees in Journalism and English.After graduation, Dumas began his journalism career at the Arkansas Gazette, where he eventually became the associate editor. His work has been featured in the Arkansas Times, New York Times, and Philadelphia Inquirer. He has taught journalism at the University of Central Arkansas. Additionally, Dumas has received the Ernie Deane Award for valor in journalism. He authored Dearest Letty: The World War II Love Letters of Sgt. Leland Duval and The Education of Ernie Dumas: Chronicles of the Arkansas Political Mind, and edited The Clintons of Arkansas: An Introduction by Those Who Know Them Best.John Davis serves as executive director of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History in the University of Arkansas’s Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences in February. He is an associate teaching professor in the Fulbright College’s department of political science.Before joining the Pryor Center, Davis served on the faculty at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. He was also the director of governmental relations and coordinated the university's legislative initiatives at the local, state and federal government levels, serving as institutional liaison to members of the Arkansas General Assembly, governor's office and state agencies.In 2022, Davis completed a five-year gubernatorial appointment to the Arkansas Rural Development Commission, where he served as vice-chair. He has authored or co-authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and other publications on state politics.An eighth-generation Arkansan, Davis is a graduate of the Delta Regional Authority Delta Leadership Institute and Harvard Kennedy School of Government Authentic Leadership programs. He earned a B.A. and M.A. in political science from the University of Arkansas and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/little-rock/a-serious-look-at-political-cartoonists-of-arkansas/100001872645295489 - **Event Categories**: art, nonprofit, literary-art, business, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Little Rock - **state**: AR - **country**: United States - **location**: Clinton Presidential Center - **lat**: 34.7464097 - **long**: -92.2583824 - **full address**: Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: A Serious Look at Political Cartoonists of Arkansas - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/553f82497f449fdb6a894022662c94502fbe4c0c4a936b1e0d082fce942a0831-rimg-w700-h394-dce8f0fb-gmir.jpg?v=1761788980 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is A Serious Look at Political Cartoonists of Arkansas being held? - **A:** A Serious Look at Political Cartoonists of Arkansas takes place on Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm at Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing A Serious Look at Political Cartoonists of Arkansas? - **A:** A Serious Look at Political Cartoonists of Arkansas is organized by Clinton Presidential Center. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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