Johannes Leak
Johannes Leak (born 25 October 1980) is a German-born Australian editorial cartoonist.
Life
He is the son of cartoonist Bill Leak and Astrid.[1] He lived in Dießen am Ammersee before moving to Australia. He attended Sydney Boys High School and then Julian Ashton Art School for five years on a scholarship.[2]
Leak's August 2020 cartoon of Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee in the 2020 election was deemed as offensive and racist by a number of politicians and journalists.[3]
References
- ^ Sparrow, Jeff (2019-12-17). "Johannes Leak follows in the footsteps of his father, but can only go so far". Crikey. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pawle, Fred (November 8, 2019). "Johannes Leak follows in the footsteps of his father". The Australian.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Amanda Meade (2020-08-14). "Johannes Leak cartoon of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris denounced as racist | The Weekly Beast". the Guardian. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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