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The Resource It's life as I see it : Black cartoonists in Chicago, 1940-1980, essay by Charles Johnson ; afterword by Ronald Wimberly ; compiled and edited by Dan Nadel ; cover designed by Kerry James Marshall

It's life as I see it : Black cartoonists in Chicago, 1940-1980, essay by Charles Johnson ; afterword by Ronald Wimberly ; compiled and edited by Dan Nadel ; cover designed by Kerry James Marshall

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  • "Between the 1940s and 1980s, Chicago's Black press--from The Chicago Defender to the Negro Digest to self-published pamphlets--was home to some of the best cartoonists in America. Kept out of the pages of white-owned newspapers, Black cartoonists found space to address the joys, the horrors, and the everyday realities of Black life in America. From Jay Jackson's anti-racist time travel adventure serial Bungleton Green, to Morrie Turner's radical mixed-race strip Dinky Fellas, to the Afrofuturist comics of Yaoundé Olu and Turtel Onli, to National Book Award-winning novelist Charles Johnson's blistering and deeply funny gag cartoons, this is work that has for far too long been excluded and overlooked. Also featuring the work of Tom Floyd, Seitu Hayden, Jackie Ormes, and Grass Green, this anthology accompanies the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago's exhibition Chicago Comics: 1960 to Now selected and edited by Dan Nadel, and is an essential addition to the history of American comics"--
  • "Between the 1940s and 1980s, Chicago's Black press--from the 'Chicago Defender' to the 'Negro Digest' to self-published pamphlets--was home to some of the best cartoonists in America. Kept out of the pages of white-owned newspapers, Black cartoonists found a space to address the joys, the horrors, and the everyday realities of Black life in America. From anti-racist time travel adventure serials, to Klan-skewering gag cartoons, to racially mixed daily strips, to underground Afrofuturist comics, this is work that has for far too long been excluded and overlooked. This anthology is a companion to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago's exhibition 'Chicago Comics: 1960 to Now', and is an essential addition to the history of American comics."--
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
200 pages
Note
  • Works by Tom Floyd, Grass Green, Seitu Hayden, Jay Jackson, Charles Johnson, Yaoundé Olu, Turtel Onli, Jackie Ormes, Morrie Turner ; essays by Charles Johnson, Dan Nadel, Ronald Wimberly
  • "Published in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, on the occasion of Chicago comics: 1960s to Now, June 19-October 3, 2021. Curated by Dan Nadel"--Title page verso
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9781681375618
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It's life as I see it : Black cartoonists in Chicago, 1940-1980
Title
It's life as I see it
Title remainder
Black cartoonists in Chicago, 1940-1980
Statement of responsibility
essay by Charles Johnson ; afterword by Ronald Wimberly ; compiled and edited by Dan Nadel ; cover designed by Kerry James Marshall
Title variation
  • It is life as I see it
  • Black cartoonists in Chicago, 1940-1980
Title variation remainder
Black cartoonists in Chicago, 1940-1980
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Language
eng
Summary
  • "Between the 1940s and 1980s, Chicago's Black press--from The Chicago Defender to the Negro Digest to self-published pamphlets--was home to some of the best cartoonists in America. Kept out of the pages of white-owned newspapers, Black cartoonists found space to address the joys, the horrors, and the everyday realities of Black life in America. From Jay Jackson's anti-racist time travel adventure serial Bungleton Green, to Morrie Turner's radical mixed-race strip Dinky Fellas, to the Afrofuturist comics of Yaoundé Olu and Turtel Onli, to National Book Award-winning novelist Charles Johnson's blistering and deeply funny gag cartoons, this is work that has for far too long been excluded and overlooked. Also featuring the work of Tom Floyd, Seitu Hayden, Jackie Ormes, and Grass Green, this anthology accompanies the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago's exhibition Chicago Comics: 1960 to Now selected and edited by Dan Nadel, and is an essential addition to the history of American comics"--
  • "Between the 1940s and 1980s, Chicago's Black press--from the 'Chicago Defender' to the 'Negro Digest' to self-published pamphlets--was home to some of the best cartoonists in America. Kept out of the pages of white-owned newspapers, Black cartoonists found a space to address the joys, the horrors, and the everyday realities of Black life in America. From anti-racist time travel adventure serials, to Klan-skewering gag cartoons, to racially mixed daily strips, to underground Afrofuturist comics, this is work that has for far too long been excluded and overlooked. This anthology is a companion to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago's exhibition 'Chicago Comics: 1960 to Now', and is an essential addition to the history of American comics."--
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  • Page 4 of printed paper wrapper
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Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
  • facsimiles
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • catalogs
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1948-
  • 1929-2011
  • 1939-2002
  • 1905-1954
  • 1948-
  • 1911-1985
  • 1955-
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  • Nadel, Dan
  • Johnson, Charles
  • Wimberly, Ronald
  • Floyd, Tom
  • Green, Grass
  • Hayden, Seitu
  • Jackson, Jay
  • Johnson, Charles
  • Olu, Yaounde
  • Onli, Turtel
  • Ormes, Jackie
  • Turner, Morrie
  • Marshall, Kerry James
  • Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago, Ill.)
Series statement
New York Review comics
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  • African American cartoonists
  • African Americans
  • Comic books, strips, etc.
  • Caricatures and cartoons
  • African American newspapers
  • Comic books, strips, etc.
  • African Americans in popular culture
  • African Americans and mass media
  • Noirs américains
  • Caricatures et dessins humoristiques
  • Journaux noirs américains
  • Noirs américains dans la culture populaire
  • Noirs américains et médias
  • COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Anthologies
  • LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / African American & Black
  • COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Literary
  • African American cartoonists
  • African American newspapers
  • African Americans
  • African Americans and mass media
  • African Americans in popular culture
  • Caricatures and cartoons
  • Comic books, strips, etc
  • Comic books, strips, etc.
  • Illinois
  • United States
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It's life as I see it : Black cartoonists in Chicago, 1940-1980, essay by Charles Johnson ; afterword by Ronald Wimberly ; compiled and edited by Dan Nadel ; cover designed by Kerry James Marshall
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Publication
Note
  • Works by Tom Floyd, Grass Green, Seitu Hayden, Jay Jackson, Charles Johnson, Yaoundé Olu, Turtel Onli, Jackie Ormes, Morrie Turner ; essays by Charles Johnson, Dan Nadel, Ronald Wimberly
  • "Published in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, on the occasion of Chicago comics: 1960s to Now, June 19-October 3, 2021. Curated by Dan Nadel"--Title page verso
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-195)
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
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  • txt
  • sti
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  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
1226074498
Dimensions
26 cm
Extent
200 pages
Isbn
9781681375618
Lccn
2020050717
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 300, 520
Other physical details
illustrations, facsimiles, portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)1226074498
Label
It's life as I see it : Black cartoonists in Chicago, 1940-1980, essay by Charles Johnson ; afterword by Ronald Wimberly ; compiled and edited by Dan Nadel ; cover designed by Kerry James Marshall
Publication
Note
  • Works by Tom Floyd, Grass Green, Seitu Hayden, Jay Jackson, Charles Johnson, Yaoundé Olu, Turtel Onli, Jackie Ormes, Morrie Turner ; essays by Charles Johnson, Dan Nadel, Ronald Wimberly
  • "Published in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, on the occasion of Chicago comics: 1960s to Now, June 19-October 3, 2021. Curated by Dan Nadel"--Title page verso
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-195)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
1226074498
Dimensions
26 cm
Extent
200 pages
Isbn
9781681375618
Lccn
2020050717
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 300, 520
Other physical details
illustrations, facsimiles, portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)1226074498

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