Memoir and Modernity: The Marvelous Madame Hollander
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Memoir and Modernity: The Marvelous Madame Hollander

Nicole Hollander–pioneering cartoonist, native Chicagoan, political satirist, and the official muse of inkt|art–has begun a new project. This shouldn’t surprise us. Hollander’s always got a few irons in the fire. Whether she’s working on a graphic memoir or blogging about the election, Hollander’s brain doesn’t take a break and it holds no medium sacred.  Sylvia, her … Continue reading

Ms. Hollander’s Opus: The Sylvia Artist Keeps Playing
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Ms. Hollander’s Opus: The Sylvia Artist Keeps Playing

Nicole Hollander, the Chicago-based artist behind the highly praised Sylvia strip, is known for creating the triple threat character: a feminist who is wickedly smart, searingly funny, and fabulously dressed. The perennially relevant, nationally syndicated strip ran in newspapers for 30 years before Hollander retired it in 2008.  While the newest guardian for the Sylvia … Continue reading