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When was the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning established?
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caricature and cartoon
Cartoon depicting U.S. Pres. Chester A. Arthur suffering from his dealings with factions within the Republican Party, 1882.
The Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning was established in 1922.1
While the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded in 1917 following the death of Joseph Pulitzer, the specific category for editorial cartooning was added to the awards program five years later.123