Vanessa Davis (cartoonist)

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Vanessa Davis
Born (1978-10-14) October 14, 1978 (age 46)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Occupations
Known forSpaniel Rage (2005)
Make Me a Woman (2010)

Vanessa Davis is an American illustrator, humorist, and cartoonist of alternative comic books.

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She is best known for the autobiographical graphic novel Make Me A Woman and minicomic Spaniel Rage, published by Drawn & Quarterly. [1] Her comics have appeared in several anthologies, including Kramers Ergot , The Best American Comics , Stuck in the Middle, Papercutter, and An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories. She earned a fine arts degree from the University of Florida. [2]

Davis' comics and illustrations are usually rendered in highly chromatic watercolors or in pencil. The stories they tell are taken from her diary and are candidly personal, witty and self-deprecating; centering on her youth, mother, relationships with men, and Jewish identity. [3] Her work has appeared in The New York Times, [4] Dissent, [5] and The Forward, [6] and she is a regular contributor to Tablet Magazine . [7] In 2009, she was awarded the Maisie Kukoc Award for Comics Inspiration, [1] and in 2017 the Terry Southern Prize for Humor for her eight-part series, Summer Hours, published in the Paris Review. [8]

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  1. 1 2 Lightman, Sarah (2014). Graphic Details: Jewish Women's Confessional Comics in Essays and Interviews. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 214. ISBN   9780786465538.
  2. ↑ Davies, Rachel (February 2, 2017). "Own Who You Are: An Interview With Vanessa Davis". Rookie.
  3. ↑ "VANESSA DAVIS discusses and signs her graphic novel "MAKE ME A WOMAN"". Skylight Books. October 13, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Opinion - Image - NYTimes.com". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ "All in the Family". Dissent Magazine. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Vanessa Davis Archives". The Forward. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Vanessa Davis – Tablet Magazine – Jewish News and Politics, Jewish Arts and Culture, Jewish Life and Religion". Tabletmag.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Alexia Arthurs Wins 2017 Plimpton Prize; Vanessa Davis Wins Terry Southern Prize". www.theparisreview.org. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
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