Sweet Extinction

McKee, Francis

Sweet Extinction

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McKee, Francis (2023) Sweet Extinction. Three Fold (9).
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Creators/Authors:

McKee, Francis

Abstract:

This extended essay explores the context and content of the Krazy Kat comic in the final years of the artist George Herriman's life. It looks in particular at the social impact of ww2 on the domestic front in the USA and how that is reflected within the comic strip. There is also a more detailed examination of one of Herriman's final Sunday strips in which a nursery rhyme reflects the wider coding in his work, possibly touching on a reference to the ongoing persection of Jews in Europe at that time.

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https://threefoldpress.org/sweetextinction

Uncontrolled Keywords:

archival, comic history, social history, popular art history, race, gender

School/Academic Area:

School of Fine Art

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31 January 2023

Published Online

8 August 2022