,He touched the hearts of many throughout his life, with his great sense of humour depicted in his cartoon illustrations , Caribbean Beat Magazine describes Dunstan E. Williams as someone who performed his particular magic by being the observer and not the observed .
For most of the latter half of the 20th century, DEW cartoon illustrations were featured in Evening News and the Trinidad Guardian Newspaper. He used his humorous cartoon drawings as a powerful tool to illustrate the absurdities of Trini life, the matronly beauty of its mature women, the survivor’s instinct of embattled Trini men. Each of his illustration done in black ink had a story to tell about our culture and way of life. It is said he shied away from political cartooning and commentary , because he feared the "narrow-mindedness of politicians" of the day. His first local cartoon was City Jam .DEW was well-respected locally, regionally and internationally and his work has been featured in numerous publications–local and foreign.He also won several prestigious awards, and his work was exhibited in Bulgaria, Greece, Canada, Cuba, Germany, Greece, Sweden, Turkey, the former Yugoslavia and Trinidad and Tobago. In recognition of Trinidad Guardian's 75th Anniversary twelve Postcards featuring the work of Dunstan E. Williams (DEW) were published. DEW died in his sleep on December 11, 2004 at age 69. However , his legacy lives on forever. Source: Virtual Museum of T&T, Sept 24, 2021
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