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Anne Harriet Fish

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British cartoonist and illustrator Anne Harriet Fish (1890-1964)

Image from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Harriet_Fish

“Fish is known as an arch chronicler of the Jazz Age. A caricaturist and satirist, she first attracted notice in England, notably in the pages of Punch and The Tatler…Fish created her own character, Eve, whose exploits in the Tatler were captured in compilations called the Book of Eve”
https://www.dbdowd.com/illustration-history/2015/11/13/anne-harriet-fish

The First Eve Book, 1916 / 64 pages, B&W illustrations / Rooke Books PBFA, UK
“Her illustrations for the “Letters of Eve” in The Tatler spawned films, theatre and three books.” ~Wikipedia

Abdulla Cigarettes Advertisement, 1921 / Published in “La Vie Parisienne” & “Punch”

Vanity Fair Cover Featuring Two Bathing Beauties, 1923 / Painting

Assorted characters at art opening, c.1925 / Pen and ink / Illustration for Vanity Fair

Small Double Footmen Hubley Doorstop, 1920s / Cast iron / Signed “©Fish”
Fish created designs for Hubley, the cast iron manufacturing company, and for Fulper Pottery

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Go Fish! https://bawdybisques.blogspot.com/2019/04/go-fish.html
Anne Harriet Fish (1890-1964)~
https://www.doorstops.com/artist/fish.html
Artist Spotlight: A.H. Fish~
https://condenaststore.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/a-h-fish/

Autoportrait Day 274~ Helen E. Hokinson

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

American cartoonist Helen Elna Hokinson (1893-1949)

Self-caricature from the book Collier’s Collects Its Wits, 1941
Image found here: http://mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2021/03/colliers-collects-its-wits-66.html

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Autoportrait Day 161~ Mary Blair

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Painter, illustrator, Disney artist, and designer
Mary Robinson Blair (1911-1979)

Self Portrait, 1934 / Watercolor / Private collection, family members

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Magic of Mary Blair has examples of her personal art as well as Disney art:
http://magicofmaryblair.com/

Born October 2~ Ramona Fradon

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Ramona Fradon (born October 2, 1926) is an American comics artist known for her work on Aquaman and Brenda Starr and for co-creating the superhero Metamorpho.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramona_Fradon

Wonder Woman pin-up page by Ramona Fradon
2020 / Wonder Woman #750 Anniversary Celebration Issue / Book 6-5/8″x10-13/16″ / DC Comics

Ramona Fradon on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ramona-fradon/

Further reading:
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fradon_ramona.htm
http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may00/fradon.shtml
https://www.thegutterreview.com/the-elemental-woman-a-tribute-to-ramona-fradon/

Born September 5~ Nell Brinkley

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Nell Brinkley (September 5, 1886-October 21, 1944) was an American illustrator, comic artist, and creator of the immensely popular character the Brinkley Girl.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nell_Brinkley

Cover for the Sunday Dayton Journal by Nell Brinkley / July 26, 1936
FROM https://www.dbdowd.com/illustration-history/2015/11/13/nell-brinkley

Nell Brinkley on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/nell-brinkley/

Further reading:
https://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/index.php
http://www.edwardianpromenade.com/women/fascinating-women-nell-brinkley/
https://womeninillustration.tumblr.com/post/128707577398/nell-brinkley

Born August 1~ Jackie Ormes

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Jackie Ormes (August 1, 1911-December 26, 1985) was the first syndicated African American woman cartoonist to be published in a newspaper.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Ormes

Torchy in Heartbeats by Jackie Ormes
August 4, 1951 / The Pittsburgh Courier / LOC Prints and Photographs Division, D.C.

Jackie Ormes’ Patty-Jo Doll: https://blackdollcollecting.blogspot.com/2010/02/mibdh-jackie-ormes-patty-jo-and-other.html

Further reading:
https://jackieormes.com/
https://www.shondaland.com/live/a26668329/jackie-ormes-comic-radicalism/
https://wednesdayswomen.com/jackie-ormes-first-african-american-female-cartoonist/

Born June 29~ Helen Hokinson

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Helen Elna Hokinson (June 29, 1893-November 1, 1949) was an American cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her work for The New Yorker.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_E._Hokinson

Helen Hokinson on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/helen-hokinson/

Further reading:
https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/04/10/hokinson/
https://www.dbdowd.com/illustration-history/2015/11/13/helen-e-hokinson
http://www.tcj.com/helen-e-hokinson/

Helen Hokinson cartoon
c.1943 / Ink wash and collage / Published in New Yorker, June 19, 1943

Woman in a Rowboat by Helen Hokinson
1932 / Ceramic / 5-5/8″x7-1/2″ / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
“Helen Hokinson also worked briefly in pottery, creating small ceramic figural works”

Black History Month in Visual Arts~ February 6

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Krazy Kat by George Herriman

No date / Ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper / 13 1/2”x14 1/2” / Private collection

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See also: February 6~ African-American visual artists
https://schristywolfe.com/2018/02/06/february-6-african-american-visual-artists/

February 14~ African-American visual artists

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Jackie Ormes (1911-1985), First African-American Female Syndicated Cartoonist
http://theweeklychallenger.com/jackie-ormes-the-first-professional-african-american-woman-cartoonist/

Torchy in Heartbeats / The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum

Romare Bearden (1911-1988), Prominent African-American artist and writer
https://beardenfoundation.org/romare-bearden/

Sunday After Sermon / 1969 / Collage on cardboard / 40”x50”