Sharon Rudahl Explained

Sharon Rudahl
Birth Date: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 (later renamed 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] During the underground comix era, her work was featured in Anarchy Comix, Comix Book (Marvel), Wimmen’s Comix, Tits & Clits Comix, and Rip Off Comix.

In 1980, Rudahl wrote her first comic book, Adventures of Crystal Night, which was later reprinted in Art in Time (2010).She has written and illustrated two graphic novel biographies, both featuring political activists. The first, A Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman (2007), explores the life of anarchist political activist and writer Emma Goldman.[12] The second, Ballad of an American: A Graphic Biography of Paul Robeson (2020), is about the life of black activist Paul Robeson.[13]

Rudahl has also contributed to several non-fiction graphic anthologies edited by Paul Buhle, including Wobblies!: A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the World (co-edited by Nicole Schulman, 2005), Studs Terkel’s Working: A Graphic Adaptation (adapted by Harvey Pekar, edited by Buhle, 2009), Robin Hood: People's Outlaw and Forest Hero, A Graphic Guide (2011), Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land (co-edited with Harvey Pekar, 2011) and Bohemians: A Graphic History (co-edited by David Berger, 2014).

Selected bibliography

References

  1. Web site: Sharon Rudahl. 2020-12-06. lambiek.net. en. November 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126122447/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rudahl_sharon.htm. live.
  2. Web site: 2020-12-03. Paul Robeson's Art and Politics. 2020-12-06. WORT 89.9 FM. en-US. December 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201206201921/https://www.wortfm.org/paul-robesons-art-and-politics/. live.
  3. Web site: An Oral History of Wimmen's Comix Part 1 . March 31, 2016 . 2020-12-06. en-US. December 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218104738/http://www.tcj.com/an-oral-history-of-wimmens-comix/. live.
  4. Web site: 2020-12-03. Paul Robeson's Art and Politics. 2020-12-06. WORT 89.9 FM. en-US. December 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201206201921/https://www.wortfm.org/paul-robesons-art-and-politics/. live.
  5. Web site: 2020-12-03. Paul Robeson's Art and Politics. 2020-12-06. WORT 89.9 FM. en-US. December 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201206201921/https://www.wortfm.org/paul-robesons-art-and-politics/. live.
  6. Web site: Wimmen's Studies – Comix Grrrlz. 2020-12-06. pl-PL. January 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150101063601/http://comixgrrrlz.pl/2010/05/25/wimmen%E2%80%99s-studies/. live.
  7. Web site: Verso. 2020-12-06. www.versobooks.com. April 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421203639/https://www.versobooks.com/authors/1686-sharon-rudahl. live.
  8. Web site: An Oral History of Wimmen's Comix Part 1 . March 31, 2016 . 2020-12-06. en-US. December 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218104738/http://www.tcj.com/an-oral-history-of-wimmens-comix/. live.
  9. News: Jenkins. Mark. 2012-08-23. DCJCC showcases some wonder women of underground comics. en-US. Washington Post. 2020-12-06. 0190-8286. September 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920192513/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/dcjcc-showcases-some-wonder-women-of-underground-comics/2012/08/23/e905ef36-ec7a-11e1-aca7-272630dfd152_story.html. live.
  10. Web site: Sharon Rudahl . 2022-03-11 . YES! Magazine . en-US . March 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220311082818/https://www.yesmagazine.org/authors/sharon-rudahl . live .
  11. Web site: Wimmen's Comix (1970 - 1991). 2020-12-06. www.lambiek.net. en. November 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101150233/https://www.lambiek.net/magazines/wimmenscomix.htm. live.
  12. Web site: 2021-07-21 . Comics Grinder . 2022-03-11 . Comics Grinder . en-US . May 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520014123/https://comicsgrinder.com/2021/07/21/interview-with-underground-comix-artist-sharon-rudahl/ . live .
  13. Web site: A Supreme Symbol of Hope: The Life of Paul Robeson . 2022-03-11 . YES! Magazine . en-US . March 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220311082513/https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2021/02/01/paul-robeson-symbol-of-hope . live .
  14. Web site: 2020-12-03. Paul Robeson's Art and Politics. 2020-12-06. WORT 89.9 FM. en-US. December 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201206201921/https://www.wortfm.org/paul-robesons-art-and-politics/. live.
  15. Web site: Noble . Barnes & . Bohemians: A Graphic HistoryPaperback . 2023-01-28 . Barnes & Noble . en . January 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128222533/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bohemians-paul-buhle/1118329097 . live .
  16. Web site: Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land IndieBound.org . 2023-01-28 . www.indiebound.org . en . January 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128222527/https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780810997493 . live .
  17. Web site: Robin Hood: People's Outlaw and Forest Hero, A Graphic Guide . 2023-01-28 . pmpress.org . January 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128222527/https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=324 . live .
  18. Web site: Studs Terkel's Working . 2023-01-28 . The New Press . en . January 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128222545/https://thenewpress.com/books/studs-terkels-working-0 . live .
  19. News: Wolk . Douglas . Comics . . 2007-12-02 . en-US . 0362-4331 . mdy-all . December 6, 2020 . March 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190321064624/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/books/review/Wolk2-t.html . live .
  20. Web site: Leibovitz . Liel . Red Emma in Black and White . The Forward . 2007-09-19 . en . 2023-04-17 . mdy-all . June 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625021241/https://forward.com/culture/11638/red-emma-in-black-and-white-00494/ . live .
  21. Book: Wobblies!: A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the World . April 2005 . Verso Books . Buhle . Paul . Schulman . Nicole . January 28, 2023 . January 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128222527/https://www.versobooks.com/books/98-wobblies . live .
  22. Web site: Adventures of Crystal Night at Comixjoint.com. 2020-12-06. comixjoint.com. January 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126104310/http://comixjoint.com/adventurescrystalnight.html. live.
  23. Web site: GCD :: Issue :: Anarchy Comics #3. 2020-12-06. www.comics.org. April 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421205140/https://www.comics.org/issue/356991/. live.
  24. Web site: Tits & Clits #6 . 2023-01-28 . Last Gasp . en . January 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128222533/https://lastgasp.com/products/tits-clits-6 . live .
  25. Web site: Tits & Clits #5 . 2023-01-28 . Last Gasp . en . January 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128222527/https://lastgasp.com/products/tits-clits-5 . live .
  26. Web site: GCD :: Issue :: Anarchy Comics #2. 2020-12-06. www.comics.org. April 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421203638/https://www.comics.org/issue/356990/. live.
  27. Web site: Wimmen's Comix (1970 - 1991). 2020-12-06. www.lambiek.net. en. November 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101150233/https://www.lambiek.net/magazines/wimmenscomix.htm. live.

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