Gene Packwood is an artist and political cartoonist. He covered the Korean War in sketches and did political cartoons for a newspaper in Leesburg, Florida.[1]

His father was an editor and publisher.[2] In 1998, the Lake Eustis Museum of Art exhibited 200 of his cartoons.[2]

He made a cartoon of Florida governor Lawton Chiles axeing turkeys representing line item veto items.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Oliver, Keith. "Lake vet recorded Korean War with sketchbook in hand". Daily Commercial.
  2. ^ a b Sheckler, Sara. "ART IS A JOURNEY FOR CARTOONIST". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  3. ^ "Art of the Poison Pens: A Century of American Political Cartoons : Gene Packwood · USF Library Special & Digital Collections Exhibits". exhibits.lib.usf.edu.