Английская Википедия:Barbara Brandon-Croft
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox writer Barbara Brandon-Croft (born November 27, 1958)[1] is an American cartoonist,[2] best known for creating the comic strip Where I'm Coming From, and for being the first nationally syndicated African-American female cartoonist.[3][4][5]
Early life
Brandon-Croft was born in Brooklyn, New York,[1] to Brumsic Brandon Jr. Her father was also a cartoonist and he was the creator of the comic strip Luther which was in circulation from 1970 to 1986 under the Los Angeles Times Syndicate newspapers.[3][6][7] She and her father are said to represent the only occurrence of father-daughter newspaper cartoonists.[3]
She attended the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University.[1][8] In 1982, she developed a cartoon feature for Elan, a magazine for black women.[1] She later joined the staff of Essence magazine as their fashion and beauty writer. She also created illustrations for The Crisis, published by the NAACP; as well as for The Village Voice and MCA Records.[6]
Brandon-Croft's illustrating talent had developed naturally. Growing up she helped her father with his comics in exchange for allowance.[1] She was first recognized for the comic strip Where I'm Coming From. She later did other illustrations including Sista Girl-Fren Breaks It Down...When Mom's Not Around.[1] Brandon-Croft also created a line of illustrated greeting cards for OZ.[1]
Where I'm Coming From
Brandon-Croft started publishing Where I'm Coming From beginning in 1989 in the Detroit Free Press.[3][9] The comic strip traces the experiences of about twelve African-American women[3][5] and gives insight into the challenges of being an African American woman living in the United States.[9] It features characters such as Alisha, Cheryl, Lekesia, Nicole and others.[5][6][7] The characters are based on Brandon and her real-life friends.[1][6][7]
The artwork is minimalistic.[1] There is an absence of backdrop drawings, with the focus solely on the characters, who are represented by drawings of their upper torso.[1] Speech bubbles are also omitted and the characters address the reader directly.[1]
Where I'm Coming From went into national syndication in 1991 with the Universal Press Syndicate,[9] making Brandon-Croft the first female black cartoonist to be nationally syndicated.[3][6][9][10] It was the first comic strip by a black woman to be syndicated in mainstream newspapers.[11] The comic strip was featured in more than sixty newspapers between 1989 and 2004.[3][7] It appeared in newspapers throughout the United States, including Essence, The Sacramento Bee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Baltimore Sun, as well as in The Gleaner in Jamaica and the Johannesburg Drum magazine.[1][3][7] Brandon-Croft ceased publication of the comic strips in 2005 after subscriptions dwindled.[10][12]
Brandon-Croft's and her father's work are both represented in the Library of Congress and in editions of Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year.[13]
Personal life
Brandon-Croft is married to Monte Croft, with whom she has one child, Chase. She resides in Queens, New York.[12][13]
Exhibitions
- 2020 "Still... Racism in America: A Retrospective in Cartoons" (Medialia Gallery, New York City) — joint exhibition with Brandon-Croft and her father Brumsic Brandon Jr.[14][15]
Bibliography
See also
References
Further reading
- Ito, Robert. "A Trailblazing Black Cartoonist’s Work: ‘It’s Unapologetic, and It’s the Truth’" New York Times Feb 7, 2023 online
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External links
- ↑ 1,00 1,01 1,02 1,03 1,04 1,05 1,06 1,07 1,08 1,09 1,10 1,11 Шаблон:Cite book
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- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 3,6 3,7 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ Exhibition web page, Medialia Gallery website. Retrieved Jan. 23, 2022.
- ↑ "SOCIETY: STILL: Racism in America - A Retrospective in Cartoons," ABC7NY Here and Now Episode 269: Segment 3 (March 30, 2020).
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