Group 6, Artwork: Narrating The Cold War, Civil Rights, and Feminism
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Title
Group 6, Artwork: Narrating The Cold War, Civil Rights, and Feminism
Creator
Paul J. Beer, Mitchell K, Felicia A. Ly, John L. Painter, Meka X. Stillmak,
Contributor
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Subject
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Description
The objects in this collection offer a narratology on the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and modern Feminism through use of artwork. All objects used are science fiction comics that tell a story of the time period they are from.
Publisher
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Date
Fall 2019
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Type
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Coverage
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Language
English
Rights
Images on this site are under copyright unless otherwise stated; please contact the rightsholder to reuse. Exhibit narrative material is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Collection Items
Doomsday +1 Vol. 1 No. 1
Doomsday +1 is a comic that has artwork that draws ideas from the Cold War. The artwork on the cover shows the portrayal of America during this time.
Space Man No. 8
Space man's artwork eludes to the space race that was happening between the United States and Russia during the Cold War. The artwork expressed through the panels and cover offer insight to the Cold War.
G6 - Amazing Adventures featuring Kill Raven Warrior of the Worlds Vol. 1 No. 30
Amazing Adventures featuring Kill Raven contains artwork that was inspired by the Civil Rights movement. Mishulla becomes a representation of different races that are present through the comic.
Amazing Adventures, War of the Worlds Vol. 1 No. 29
Killraven's artwork and panels draw from ideas pertaining to the Civil Rights Movement. The panels show a representation of the African American community seen through the character Mishulla.
Bitch Planet No. 2
The cover of Bitch Planet displays artwork associated with the feminist movement. Feminist ideals are conveyed through the color and style of artwork.