| Jonathan Pugh first studied law which presented him with hours of doodling practice. After a brief stint as an art teacher, he began his career as a freelance cartoonist in 1987. |
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| In 1995 he was made the Times Diary cartoonist and in January 1996 he was promoted to the front page on a two week trial and has remained their daily pocket cartoonist ever since. |
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| He was voted the Cartoon Art Trust Pocket Cartoonist of the Year in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2007 and was the British Press Awards Cartoonist of the Year in 2001. |
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| His work appears weekly in Country Life and The Tablet. As well as illustrating several books his work has also appeared in The Guardian, The Independent , The Observer, Private Eye and The Spectator. |
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He has had work commissioned by many
private clients including Barclays, Visa,
Direct Line and Pirelli. |
