Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund by

Description: Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins by Caitlin McGurk, Emily Flake This gorgeous art book celebrates the work and legacy of Barbara Shermund, one of the first female cartoonists for humor and lifestyle magazines in the United States, including The New Yorker and Esquire. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins doubles as an official biography and coffee table art collection honoring the life and art of pioneering cartoonist Barbara Shermund, an unheralded early master of magazine cartooning whose career spanned the heyday of American magazines from the 1920s-1960s. Her sharp wit and loose style boldly tapped the zeitgeist of first-wave feminism with vivid characters that were alive and astute. Shermunds women spoke their minds about sex, marriage, and society; smoked cigarettes and drank; and poked fun at everything in an era when it was not common to see young women doing so. Shermund left behind a body of work that was ahead of its time and remains insightful, witty, relevant, and contemporary. As one of the first women cartoonists to work for The New Yorker the year of its launch in 1925, she created nine covers and more than 600 cartoons for the magazine, in addition to countless spot illustrations, giving the nascent publication its unique visual brand. Shermund later became a mainstay at Esquire; contributed to Life, Colliers, Judge, and more; had a syndicated newspaper cartoon published by King Features; and illustrated a variety of books. In 1950, Shermund was among the first three women to be accepted as a member of the male-dominated National Cartoonist Society. A compelling facet of Shermunds work is her frequent nods to queer audiences, which appeared in her work more than that of any of her contemporary New Yorker cartoonists. There are indications in her personal files that she also may have been queer, including love letters and other personal archives that McGurk has unearthed. Readers will discover Shermunds unique and vibrant life and art and gain an understanding of how womens place in the history of cartooning has been controlled and sublimated by greater societal and cultural allowances. Through close readings, archival research, reproductions of original art, correspondence and photographs, this volume uncovers and celebrates a trailblazing female magazine cartoonist, and rightfully places her in the canon of cartoon art history. Author Biography Caitlin McGurk is the Curator of Comics and Cartoon Art at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum and Associate Professor at The Ohio State University. McGurks scholarship and exhibitions center around the work of women in comics, alternative and underground comics, and early American comic strips. She lives in an old house in Columbus, Ohio. Emily Flake is an American cartoonist and illustrator. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Mad Magazine, Time, and many other publications. She also writes a bi-weekly cartoon for The Nib and her weekly comic strip Lulu Eightball appeared in numerous alternative newsweeklies in the early 2000s. Review In the deeply researched, beautifully written Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins, Billy Irelands curator of comics and cartoon art shines more light on a once-forgotten artist.-- "Matter News" Details ISBN Author Emily Flake Year 2024 ISBN-13 9798875000041 Format Hardcover Subtitle The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund Edited by Caitlin McGurk AU Release Date 2024-12-10 Publisher Fantagraphics Imprint Fantagraphics Place of Publication Seattle Country of Publication United States Pages 350 Audience General Illustrations 300 Illustrations Publication Date 2024-11-05 US Release Date 2024-11-05 UK Release Date 2024-11-05 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168443283;

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