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I think somehow today, we read words and images as working more 'hand-in-hand' more often than they did then. I suspect the pictures would have meant everything to artist and the words would've meant next to nothing. Kind of the opposite of how people see the stars next to a film review and misread the writing.
I'm not excusing the artist's intent or the harmful effect on black people, I assume he found this funny, but like Robert Crumb, I doubt if he could pinpoint where his intent lied. Authors may write when they make a judgment, but I don't see artists working in the same way. They tend to draw when they find something, even if it isn't 'the truth' and may have a lot in common with prevailing attitudes.
May 17, 2010, 3:07:13 PM
Posted to Obscurity of the Day: Four Comical Coons