Sharon Rudahl
Sharon Rudahl | |
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Born | 1947 |
Nationality | American |
Known for | cartoonist, graphic novels, illustrator, political activism |
Movement | underground comix |
Sharon Rudahl (born 1947) is an American comic artist, illustrator and writer. She was one of the first female artists who contributed to the underground comix movement of the early 1970's.[1] In 1972, she was part of the women's collective that founded Wimmen's Comix, the first on-going comic drawn exclusively by women.
Biography
Sharon Rudahl was born in 1947. She grew up in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland and has lived in Madison, Wisconsin and San Francisco, California.[2][3] She became aware of social inequalities at an early age both through racism she observed against African Americans and the segregation she experienced growing up as a Jewish American. In her teens, she began participating in civil rights marches.[4] The focus of her career is social and political activism,[5] primarily through the genre of comics. Early in her career, she contributed to several political publications including the underground paper Kaleidoscope, Takeover, and the San Francisco Express Times (previously named Good Times).[6] She was also the art editor at Takeover during the 1970's.[7][8]
In the early 1970's, Rudahl was one of the founders of the feminist wing of the underground comix movement.[9] [10]In response to the boy's club nature of the underground comix scene of the early 1970's, she joined the woman's collective that founded Wimmen's Comix, the first ongoing publication drawn exclusively by women.[11]
In 1980, Rudahl wrote her first comic book Adventures of Crystal Night. She has also written and illustrated two graphic novel biographies, both featuring political activists. The first, A Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman, explores the life of anarchist political activist and writer Emma Goldman.[12] The second, Ballad of an American: A Graphic Biography of Paul Robeson, is about the life of black activist Paul Robeson.[13]
“I made the invaluable discovery that anyone can be powerful if they are indifferent to consequences.”
― Sharon Rudahl, A Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman[14]
Selected bibliography
- Ballad of an American: A Graphic Biography of Paul Robeson (Rutgers University Press, 2020) - writer and illustrator[15]
- A Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman (The New Press, 2007) - writer and illustrator[16][17][18]
- Adventures of Crystal Night (Kitchen Sink Press, 1980) - writer and artist[19]
- Anarchy Comix #3 (Last Gasp, 1981)[20]
- Anarchy Comix #2 (Last Gasp, 1979)[21]
- Wimmen's Comix #1 (Last Gasp, 1972)—founding member and contributor[22]
References
- ^ "Sharon Rudahl". lambiek.net. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Paul Robeson's Art and Politics". WORT 89.9 FM. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "An Oral History of Wimmen's Comix Part 1 |". Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Paul Robeson's Art and Politics". WORT 89.9 FM. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Paul Robeson's Art and Politics". WORT 89.9 FM. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Wimmen's Studies – Comix Grrrlz" (in Polish). Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Verso". www.versobooks.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "An Oral History of Wimmen's Comix Part 1 |". Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (August 23, 2012). "DCJCC showcases some wonder women of underground comics". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Sharon Rudahl". YES! Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Wimmen's Comix (1970 - 1991)". www.lambiek.net. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Comics Grinder". Comics Grinder. July 21, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "A Supreme Symbol of Hope: The Life of Paul Robeson". YES! Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Sharon Rudahl". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Paul Robeson's Art and Politics". WORT 89.9 FM. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Verso". www.versobooks.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "A Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Wolk, Review by Douglas (December 2, 2007). "Comics (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Adventures of Crystal Night at Comixjoint.com". comixjoint.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "GCD :: Issue :: Anarchy Comics #3". www.comics.org. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "GCD :: Issue :: Anarchy Comics #2". www.comics.org. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Wimmen's Comix (1970 - 1991)". www.lambiek.net. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- 1947 births
- Living people
- American women cartoonists
- American cartoonists
- American female comics artists
- American political activists
- American women activists
- American women illustrators
- American graphic novelists
- Underground cartoonists
- Jewish women artists
- Jewish American artists
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American women