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Ad Code: 4
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from Auction House Records.
Untitled (Still Life of Lilies)
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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| The "first syndicated female African-American cartoonist, and the
cartoonist who did the most toward overcoming the stereotypes found in
comic strips before the mid-1960s", (Swann) Zelda Ormes, also known as
Jackie,
was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father was an artist
and was an influence on her career choice and development of art
talent. Ormes' depiction of black women was that of strong and
independent
persons and not the usual servant-girl types. She said: (showing 500 of 2722 characters). |
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