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'''Caitlin Cass''' is an American cartoonist. Her work often focuses on American history. Cass has been published in [[The New Yorker]], [[The_Lily_(Washington_Post)|The Lily]], and [[The Nib]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Caitlin Cass |url=https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/caitlin-cass |website=Fantagraphics |language=en}}</ref> She was a 2018 [[New York Foundation for the Arts|NYSCA/NYFA]] Artist Fellow in Fiction and in 2024 [[National Arts Club|NAC]] Fellow in Non-Fiction. |
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| name = Nan McKay |
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| birth_name = Annie Maud McKay |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|10|10}} |
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| birth_place = [[Fort de la Corne]], Canada |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|07|27|1892|10|10}} |
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| nationality = Canadian |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Saskatchewan]] |
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| occupation = Librarian |
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'''Annie Maude (Nan) McKay''' (October 10, 1892 - July 27, 1986) was the first [[Metis]] and first [[Aboriginal]] woman to graduate from the [[University of Saskatchewan]]<ref name="100alum"/>. In 2007, she was named one of "100 Alumni of Influence" by the university.<ref name="uofs"/> |
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Cass received her bachelor's in Liberal Arts from [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)| St. John's College, Santa Fe]] in 2009, before going on to get an MFA in Studio Art from the [[University at Buffalo]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illustrating History to Build the Future |url=https://www.omahamagazine.com/artsculture/illustrating-history-to-build-the-future/ |website=Omaha Magazine |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> |
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Since 2009, Cass has published a bi-monthly comics periodical called ''The Great Moments in Western Civilization Postal Constituent''. The comic is made up of historical episodes that Cass describes as highlighting instances of “failing systems and irrational hope.”<ref>{{cite web |title=Art Talk with Artist Caitlin Cass |url=https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2020/art-talk-artist-caitlin-cass |website=www.arts.gov |language=en |date=26 August 2020}}</ref> |
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Mckay was born in [[Fort de la Corne]] in the [[Northwest Territories]] of Canada to Angus McKay and Annie Maud Mary McKay (née Fortescue). Both her father and maternal grandfather woked for the [[Hudson's Bay Company]]<ref name="uofs"/>. Initially homeschooled by a cousin, before being enrolled in St. Alban's Ladies College, in [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]]. There, she won an entrance scholarship to the University of Saskatchewan<ref name="prairiefairies"/>. |
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After receiving her MFA, Cass joined the art faculty at the [[Buffalo Seminary]], a private, all-girl school.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illustrating History to Build the Future |url=https://www.omahamagazine.com/artsculture/illustrating-history-to-build-the-future/ |website=Omaha Magazine |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> |
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An active member of campus life, McKay served on the student council, the editorial board of the student-run newspaper, ''[[The Sheaf]]'', and played on the women's hockey team<ref name="prairiefairies"/>. |
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In 2020, Cass held a solo exhibition, entitled "Women's Work: Suffrage Movements 1848-1965", which was awarded a grant from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's Work: Suffrage Movements 1848–1965 - Burchfield Penney Art Center |url=https://burchfieldpenney.org/exhibitions/exhibition:07-31-2020-07-31-2020/ |website=burchfieldpenney.org}}</ref> She had been approached by the curator of the [[Burchfield Penney Art Center]], who was interested in having her create illustrations to commemorate the [[centennial]] of the [[Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution| 19th Amendment]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Illustrating History to Build the Future |url=https://www.omahamagazine.com/artsculture/illustrating-history-to-build-the-future/ |website=Omaha Magazine |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> |
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She graduated after 3 years, in 1915, with a Bachelor's in French and English. |
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As of 2021, Cass is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Illustration and Time-Based Media at the [[University of Nebraska Omaha]]. |
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After graduation, McKay continued to remain connected to the campus community. She was hired as an assistant librarian at the University Library, where she worked for thirty-one years. Additionally, she served as an alumna editor to ''The Sheaf'' in 1916 and volunteered as a nurse during the [[flu epidemic of 1918]]<ref name="prairiefairies"/>. |
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Her first full-length non-fiction graphic history, ''Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S.'' was published by [[Fantagraphics]] in 2024. The book covers the history of the US [[Women's suffrage in the United States |suffrage movement]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Barbara |title=This cartoonist wants to tell the complicated history of women’s voting rights |url=https://19thnews.org/2024/06/this-cartoonist-wants-to-tell-the-complicated-history-of-womens-voting-rights/ |website=The 19th |language=en-us |date=17 June 2024}}</ref> |
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There is much speculation that McKay, who never married nor appeared to have any romantic involvement with men during her lifetime, was a lesbian. While it cannot be confirmed, as McKay never self-identified as such, this idea is explored in Valerie J. Korinek's book ''Prairie Fairies: A History of Queer Communities and People in Western Canada''. The most notable evidence is a photograph, found in her personal albums, of her embracing and kissing another woman, Hope Weir. |
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Cass is originally from [[River Forest, Illinois]]. |
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<ref name="uofs">{{cite web |last1=Spafford |first1=Duff |title=Annie Maude (Nan) McKay - University of Saskatchewan |url=https://library.usask.ca/indigenous/history_essays/nan_mckay.php |website=library.usask.ca}}</ref> |
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<ref name="100alum">{{cite web |title=100 Alumni of Influence |url=http://www.usask.ca/100/alumni/annie_mckay.php |website=University of Saskatchewan}}</ref> |
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<ref name="prairiefairies">{{cite book |last1=Korinek |first1=Valerie J. |title=Prairie fairies : a history of queer communities and people in western Canada, 1930-1985 |date=2018 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |location=Toronto, ON |isbn=9780802095312}}</ref> |
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*https://herstorycalendar.wordpress.com/2014/12/23/this-week-in-herstory-annie-maude-mckay/ |
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Revision as of 17:14, 29 October 2024
Caitlin Cass is an American cartoonist. Her work often focuses on American history. Cass has been published in The New Yorker, The Lily, and The Nib.[1] She was a 2018 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Fiction and in 2024 NAC Fellow in Non-Fiction.
Education
Cass received her bachelor's in Liberal Arts from St. John's College, Santa Fe in 2009, before going on to get an MFA in Studio Art from the University at Buffalo in 2012.[2]
Career
Since 2009, Cass has published a bi-monthly comics periodical called The Great Moments in Western Civilization Postal Constituent. The comic is made up of historical episodes that Cass describes as highlighting instances of “failing systems and irrational hope.”[3]
After receiving her MFA, Cass joined the art faculty at the Buffalo Seminary, a private, all-girl school.[4]
In 2020, Cass held a solo exhibition, entitled "Women's Work: Suffrage Movements 1848-1965", which was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.[5] She had been approached by the curator of the Burchfield Penney Art Center, who was interested in having her create illustrations to commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment.[6]
As of 2021, Cass is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Illustration and Time-Based Media at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
Her first full-length non-fiction graphic history, Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. was published by Fantagraphics in 2024. The book covers the history of the US suffrage movement.[7]
Personal Life
Cass is originally from River Forest, Illinois.
Works
References
- ^ "Caitlin Cass". Fantagraphics.
- ^ "Illustrating History to Build the Future". Omaha Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Art Talk with Artist Caitlin Cass". www.arts.gov. 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Illustrating History to Build the Future". Omaha Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Women's Work: Suffrage Movements 1848–1965 - Burchfield Penney Art Center". burchfieldpenney.org.
- ^ "Illustrating History to Build the Future". Omaha Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Rodriguez, Barbara (17 June 2024). "This cartoonist wants to tell the complicated history of women's voting rights". The 19th.