Matt Pritchett Explained

Matthew Pritchett MBE (born 14 July 1964) is a British cartoonist who has worked on The Daily Telegraph newspaper under the pen name Matt since 1988.

Early life and education

Pritchett's father Oliver Pritchett, who was a columnist for The Telegraph for all decades,[1] is the son of the writer V. S. Pritchett.[2] Matt's sister is screenwriter Georgia Pritchett.[3]

At young age, Pritchett attended a grammar school in southeast London before studying graphics at Saint Martin's School of Art. He started working as a waiter in a pizza restaurant, and started drawing cartoons in his spare time. His first cartoon was published in the New Statesman, and he soon started drawing more cartoons for The Telegraph diary.[2] He had considered becoming a film-cameraman, but gave up after realising he had misunderstood the role.

Career and honours

Following the death of Mark Boxer in 1988, Pritchett was hired by Max Hastings to be The Telegraph's new cartoonist.[2] His first cartoon in this role came the day after the newspaper was printed with the date error, leading them to make a front-page apology accompanied by a cartoon saying "I hope I have a better Thursday than I did yesterday".[4]

He was appointed an MBE in the 2002 New Year Honours "for services to Journalism",[5] and in 2005, Press Gazette inducted him into their Hall of Fame as one of the 40 most influential journalists of the past four decades.[6]

He has won the British Press Awards' "Cartoonist of the Year" multiple times, and has been a nominee many other times.[7] [8] His work has also been published in Punch.[9]

Personal life

Pritchett is married to Pascale Smets, a Belgian former fashion designer. They met whilst studying at Saint Martin's, and have three daughters and a son together, including The Guardian cartoonist Edith Pritchett.[10] His wife's sister, Benedicte, is married to Martin Newland, a former editor of The Daily Telegraph.[2] [11]

Published works

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Pritchett . Oliver . Life as a Sunday Telegraph journalist was full of historic - and bizarre - moments . 9 April 2020 . The Telegraph . 16 December 2018.
  2. News: Davidson . Max . Cartoonist Matt makes his mark with a gentle touch . 9 April 2020 . The Telegraph . 16 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100719171305/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/cartoons/3211497/Cartoonist-Matt-makes-his-mark-with-a-gentle-touch.html . 19 July 2010.
  3. Web site: Brown . Helen . 1 August 2021 . 'He pretended to be a robot, then tried to kill me': growing up with cartoonist Matt . 21 October 2022 . The Telegraph.
  4. News: Burrell . Ian . Matt Pritchett: The Telegraph cartoonist gets top honour . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/matt-pritchett-the-telegraph-cartoonist-gets-top-honour-516282.html . 12 May 2022 . subscription . live . 9 April 2020 . The Independent . 21 November 2005 . en.
  5. News: MBEs N - R . 9 April 2020 . BBC News . 31 December 2001.
  6. News: Gibson . Owen . Newspaper panel picks its top 40 - from agony aunts to war reporters . 9 April 2020 . The Guardian . 22 November 2005 . en.
  7. News: Press Awards for 2012 – winners . 9 April 2020 . The Guardian . 8 March 2013.
  8. News: British Press Awards . 9 April 2020 . The Guardian . 19 March 2003.
  9. Web site: Matt Cartoons (Matthew Pritchett) - Images PUNCH Magazine Cartoon Archive . punch.photoshelter.com . 9 April 2020.
  10. News: Pownall . Elfreda . At the table for a Telegraph family feast with Pascale Smets and cartoonist Matt . 9 April 2020 . The Telegraph . 31 August 2019.
  11. News: Media: A Family Business . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/media-a-family-business-15192.html . 12 May 2022 . subscription . live . 9 April 2020 . The Independent . 17 January 2005 . en.
  12. News: Sabin . Roger . 68,647 ways to make you laugh . 9 April 2020 . The Observer . 12 December 2004.
  13. News: Legendary editor wins life award . 9 April 2020 . The Guardian . 22 March 2000 . en.
  14. News: British Press Awards 2008 - full list of winners . 9 April 2020 . The Guardian . 9 April 2008.
  15. News: British Press Awards 2009: full list of winners . 9 April 2020 . The Guardian . 1 April 2009.
  16. News: Davies . Gareth . Telegraph wins Website of the Year at British Press Awards - one of 11 accolades . 9 April 2020 . The Telegraph . 3 April 2020.
  17. News: Press awards: Everyday Sexism founder wins Georgina Henry prize . 9 April 2020 . The Guardian . 11 March 2015.

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