Mark Bryant (cartoons)

Mark Bryant (born 1953) is a British historian of cartoons. He has been honorary secretary and vice president of the British Cartoonists' Association and honorary secretary of the London Press Club.

Early life and family

Bryant was born in Woodyates, Dorset, on 18 October 1953, and graduated in philosophy from the University of London. He later acquired a PhD in history from the University of Kent.[1]

Career

Bryant has written a number of books on the history of cartoons and has edited more than thirty short story and cartoon collections.[1]

He has been honorary secretary and vice president of the British Cartoonists' Association and honorary secretary of the London Press Club.[1]

He is a trustee of the Cartoon Museum.[2]

He was awarded a special commendation in the Specialist Reference Book of the Year Award, 1990, for Dictionary of Riddles.[1]

Selected publications
  • Riddles: Ancient and Modern. Hutchinson, London, 1983.
  • Dictionary of British Cartoonists and Caricaturists, 1730-1980. Ashgate, Brookfield, 1994. (With Simon Heneage)
  • Private Lives: Curious Facts about the Famous and Infamous. Cassell, New York, 1996. (Illustrated edition published as Private Lives: A True Compendium of Curious Facts, Bizarre Habits, and Fascinating Anecdotes about the Famous and Infamous, 2001.)
  • Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Cartoonists and Caricaturists. Ashgate, Brookfield, 2000.
  • Napoleonic Wars in Cartoons. Grub Street, 2009. ISBN 1906502277
  • The World's Greatest War Cartoonists and Caricaturists, 1792-1945. Grub Street, 2011.[3] ISBN 1908117087

References
  1. BRYANT, Mark 1953-. encyclopedia.com Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. "Trustees".
  3. "The World's Greatest War Cartoonists and Caricaturists, 1792-1945 | Grub Street Publishing".


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