Editing Chester Commodore (section)

{{Short description|African-American cartoonist}}
{{Infobox comics creator
| birth_name         = Chesterfield Commodore
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1914|8|22}}
| birth_place        = [[Racine, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2004|4|10|1914|8|22}}
| death_place        = [[Colorado Springs]], Colorado, U.S.
| notable works      = Editorial cartoons for ''[[The Chicago Defender]]''
| awards             = [[#Awards and honours|See full list]]
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Marie Ruby Bazel|1930|1954}}
* {{marriage|Mattye Marcia Buchanan Hutchins Nails|1955|1990|reason=d.}}
}}
| children           = {{flatlist|Chesterfield Commodore Jr.
* Philip Joseph Commodore}}
}}

'''Chester Commodore''' (August 22, 1914 – April 10, 2004) was an [[African-American]] [[cartoonist]] who made [[political cartoon]]s and [[comic strip]]s. He won numerous awards from 1972 to 1980.<ref name="Otfinoski p43" />