This scene fromLittle Black Sambo,which depicts the tigers fighting with each other over Sambo’s clothes,is closely related to a long history of the African depicted as a trickster or a humorous person.In this scene, Sambo has just…
Illustrated seventeen years apart from each other, the two images above represent a similar depiction of the character Black Mumbo inLittle Black Sambo.In these images, Black Mumbo is overweight and matronly; in one image she wears a stereotypical…
Illustrated seventeen years apart from each other, the two images above represent a similar depiction of the character Black Mumbo inLittle Black Sambo.In these images, Black Mumbo is overweight and matronly; in one image she wears a stereotypical…
This scene fromLittle Black Sambo,which depicts the tigers fighting with each other over Sambo’s clothes,is closely related to a long history of the African depicted as a trickster or a humorous person.In this scene, Sambo has just…
In his essay “Icons of the Alternate Culture,“ Thomas Sanders writes that “a significant amount of comix material is devoted to an exploration of the artistic potential of the medium” (846). This image is an example of that…
In his essay “Icons of the Alternate Culture,“ Thomas Sanders writes that “a significant amount of comix material is devoted to an exploration of the artistic potential of the medium” (846). This image is an example of that…