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Jewish Oxford graduate named best young cartoonist

Ella Baron's satirical sketches caught the eyes of the UK's top cartoonists

November 9, 2017 18:00
Another one of Ms Baron's works, which combines literary themes with politics
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A Jewish Oxford graduate has been named the young cartoonist of the year after her entry satirising Theresa May’s handling of Brexit caught the eye of the country’s top cartoonists.

Ella Baron, 21, received the award from the British Cartoonist Association after her work was judged the best by an artist under the age of 30.

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Her cartoon, A Room with a View Brexit Edition, was a satire of the Prime Minister’s speech in Florence and Britain’s break with the EU.

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