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• Dark Laughter

  Satiric Art of Oliver W. Harrington : From the Walter O. Evans Collection of African-American Art

  Harrington, Oliver W. (Oliver Wendell), 1912-1995

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  A collection of the Satiric Art of Oliver W. Harrington : From the Walter O. Evans Collection of African-American Art

• Dark Laughter Revisited: | Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

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  This traveling exhibition is a retrospective of work by cartoonist Oliver “Ollie” W. Harrington. It was organized by the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in collaboration with Dr. and Mrs. Walter O. Evans. Curated by Dr. Kay Clopton and Jenny…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Going There

  Black Visual Satire

  Powell, Richard J., 1953-

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  A groundbreaking study that investigates the visual forms of satire produced by black artists in 20th- and 21st-century America.

• Jackie Ormes

  the First African American Woman Cartoonist

  Goldstein, Nancy, 1942-

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  Ormes's work provides an invaluable glimpse into American culture and history, with topics that include racial segregation, U.S. foreign policy, educational equality, the atom bomb, and environmental pollution, among other pressing issues of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Be-Bop Barbarians

  Comic Book Bohemians to a 1950s Jazz Beat

  Phillips, Gary, 1955-

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  Based on real life artists including Oliver Harrington, in 1955 Harlem, three African American comic artists battle Cold War politics, prejudice, and temptation.

• Black Comics

  Politics of Race and Representation

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  An analytic history of the diverse contributions of Black artists to the medium of comics.

• Invisible Men

  the Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books

  Quattro, Ken,

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  Stories of Black artists who drew -- mostly covertly behind the scenes -- superhero, horror, and romance comics in the early years of the industry.

• It's Life as I See It

  Black Cartoonists in Chicago, 1940-1980

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  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. This collection highlights their art and commentary

• Encyclopedia of Black Comics

  Howard, Sheena C.,

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  A detailed survey on individuals who have made notable achievements within and/or across Black comic culture"--

• Noir Is the New Black

  Noir Stories From Black Creators

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  The most revered Black American comic book creators as well as a new generation of writers and artists of color have joined together for a unique anthology of 100% creator-owned Black Noir comic stories

• Hot Comb

  Flowers, Ebony,

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  Flowers offers a poignant glimpse into Black women's lives and coming of age stories as seen across a crowded, ammonia-scented hair salon while ladies gossip and bond over the burn.

• The Blacker the Ink

  Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art

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  An exploration not only of the diverse range of black characters in comics, but also the multitude of ways that black artists, writers, and publishers have made a mark on the industry.

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