Virtual Program- Edith Stevens: Pioneering Woman Cartoonist
Wednesday, March 6, 7:00 p.m.
Edith Stevens, often referred to as “the Kate Smith of the drawing board,” was part of an early wave of women cartoonists working at major daily papers in the 1920s. Her strip, Us Girls, was a light-hearted commentary on fashion trends, hairstyles, and social manners. Us Girls was drawn by a woman targeting a female audience making it stand apart from the male centric cartoons of the day.
Us Girls appeared 6 days a week for over 30 years, first in The Boston Post and then in The Boston Globe, resulting in 10,000+ cartoons. These sketches serve as a cultural time capsule, documenting fashion and societal trends over five decades of the twentieth century, told from a female perspective. This highly illustrated talk, by Robert Davison, will chronicle Edith's remarkable journey to acclaim, touch on personal tragedies and highlight her numerous artistic endeavors.
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Robert Davison, Steven’s nephew, is a creative director and design educator. His artistic abilities were cultivated by Stevens in his youth, which led to his career in the creative arts. Davison is creative director at Boston University’s Office of Marketing & Communications, an award-winning internal creative agency. Davison serves on the Alumni Board of Directors at Massachusetts College of Art and Design where he is also an assistant professor.
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