Leon Kuhn (1954 – 2013 ) was an anti-war political cartoonist who created topical parodies in the United Kingdom and was listed as an initial supporter of Artists against the War. __NOTOC__ In 1968, when he was 14 years old, Leon won first place in the Sunday Observer's national political cartoon competition.MAD DOGS video at 40 seconds With Colin Gill in 2005 he co-authored the book Topple the Mighty "about knocking down statues of unpopular leaders". The book's foreword was by George Galloway, who Kuhn helped during the 2005 United Kingdom general election. Some of his work was used by Respect – The Unity Coalition from 2005 to 2008 and by the Stop the War Coalition from 2007 onwards.stopwar.org.uk's search results for kuhn His Statue of Liberty work was used in the film Children of Men.
Selected works Big Bang for Bureaucrats: Incorporating an Activist's Anti-nuclear Primer by Leon Kuhn (11 Nov 1983; Burning Issues Ltd; ) Statue of Liberty or how the rest of the world sees America. Postcard, 2004 Topple the Mighty by Leon Kuhn and Colin Gill. (2005, Friction; ) Off/On. Postcard, 2009
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- 11 minute film introducing his political cartoons and activism
External links Leon Kuhn's website archived A collection of Leon Kuhn's cartoons at www.SpideredNews.com Obituary in Socialist Worker.