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Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists

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Published in partnership with the Library of Congress, Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists presents an overarching survey of women in American illustration, from the late nineteenth into the twenty-first century. Martha H. Kennedy brings special attention to forms that have heretofore received scant notice–cover designs, editorial illustrations, and political cartoons–and reveals the contributions of acclaimed cartoonists and illustrators, along side many whose work has been lost sight of.

Featuring over 250 color illustrations, including eye-catching original art from the collections of the Library of Congress, Drawn to Purpose provides insight into the personal and professional experiences of eighty women who created these works. Included are artists Roz Chast, Lynda Barry, Lynn Johnston, and Jillian Tamaki. The artists’ stories, shaped by their get admission to to artistic training, the affect of marriage and children on careers, and experiences of gender bias available on the market, serve as vivid reminders of social change right through a period in which the roles and interests of women broadened from the private to the public sphere.

The vast, ceaselessly neglected, body of artistic achievement by women remains crucial a part of our visual culture. The lives and work of the women responsible for it merit much further attention than they’ve received thus far. For readers who care about cartooning and illustration, Drawn to Purpose provides valuable insight into this rich heritage.

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