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Women Deliver – Cartoon Book C A R T O O N S F O R A N D A B O U T E V E R Y W O M A N s Liza Donnelly makes clear in her introduction to this volume, cartoons are often designed to make us smile, but they don’t always make us laugh. The cartoons in this volume deal with Aserious subject matters: gender equality, human rights, the education of women and girls, and the role of women around the globe. WOMEN DELIVER Women may be key to cultural stability and economic prosperity, but cultural traditions sometimes lag behind this realization. The cartoons here, which make up the exhibition organized by Women Deliver for their May 2013 global conference in Kuala Lumpur, help us to see cultural taboos and injustices from artists who are living and experiencing these traditions. The cartoonists come from Australia, Colombia, Ecuador, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Holland, Iran, Japan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Women Deliver, The World Receives offers cartoon art that “crosses language borders and shows us our shared humanity.” Liza Donnelly, who collected the cartoons published here is a contract cartoonist with the New Yorker and a weekly columnist/cartoonist for Forbes.com and Women’s Enews. She has traveled around the world as a cultural envoy for the US State Department, speaking about freedom of speech, cartoons and women’s rights. Women Deliver is a global advocacy organization launched in 2007 that brings together voices from around the world to call for improved health and wellbeing for girls and women. THE WORLD RECEIVES C O L L E C T E D A N D P R E S E N T E D B Y L I Z A D O N N E L LY 230891_WorldReceives_coverCheck.indd 1 5/9/13 1:34 PM WOMEN DELIVER THE WORLD RECEIVES WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 1 5/9/13 11:21 AM WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 2 5/9/13 11:21 AM WOMEN DELIVER THE WORLD RECEIVES CARTOONS FOR AND ABOUT EVERY WOMAN COLLECTED & PRESENTED BY LIZA DONNELLY PUBLISHED BY ON THE OCCASION OF THE MAY 2013 GLOBAL CONFERENCE WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 3 5/9/13 11:21 AM All artwork copyright © 2013 by the individual artists Compilation copyright © 2013 by Women Deliver Cover art © 2013 by Liza Donnelly All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any fashion, print, facsimile, or electronic, or by any method yet to be developed, without express written permission of the copyright holder(s). For further information about Women Deliver, the advocacy organization, visit womendeliver.org. For information about the cartoonists, visit the individual websites provided in the biographical section of the book. Published by Women Deliver 588 Broadway, Suite 905 New York NY 10012 www.womendeliver.org Women Deliver supervision by Joanna Hoffman Editorial coordination by Paul De Angelis Book production by Booktrix Cover art by Liza Donnelly Book design by Barbara Aronica-Buck Special graphics assistance by North Street Creative WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 4 5/9/13 11:21 AM CONTENTS The Universal Language of Cartoons by Liza Donnelly 7 The Cartoons 9 The Cartoonists 50 About Liza Donnelly 59 About Women Deliver 60 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 5 5/9/13 11:21 AM WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 6 5/9/13 11:21 AM THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF CARTOONS by LIZA DONNELLY veryone loves cartoons. They are a universally appreciated medium—most of the world grew up with cartoons of some sort or another. We are drawn to them as if children. It is a world we understand, it is a language we speak before we can read, and in many cases Ewe are emotionally connected to the imagery. Some of us are even drawn to create cartoons at an early age. Those lucky enough to grow up in a country where there is access to paper and pencils can express themselves in this medium. If you’re even luckier, you grow up in a country where you have encouragement from teachers to explore the idea of being a cartoonist for a living. If you are lucky enough to be living in a country where freedom of expression is a given, then you can explore ideas in cartoon form with unlimited abandon. But of course only a fraction of the world has these conditions. Even in countries that have freedom, it is financially difficult to make a living as a cartoonist. Consequently, it is clear that most cartoonists are driven to create; they want to communicate despite the economics of the profession. It is part of the fabric of who they are. But while cartoons are often designed to make us smile, they don’t always make us laugh. In fact, some cartoons are more graphic statements and visual ideas than humorous jokes. And some cartoons deal with subject matter that is far from humorous, but rather is very serious. The creators of these images are artists expressing their thoughts, sharing with us what they think of an issue, an injustice. A cartoon can express the feelings of the individual; it can illuminate different cultures, and show how people within different societies react to global issues. 7 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 7 5/9/13 11:21 AM Cartoon art can speak to issues with great force. Visually, the artwork sometimes talks to us without words, entering our subconscious as well as appealing to our intellect. Cartoons allow us to take in difficult subjects because of beautiful imagery, and we may be caught off-guard. The viewer is expecting a laugh, and perhaps may laugh; but then the viewer may also think. Because of this, we may understand an issue in a new way. We may see something that words could not show us. The cartoons in this exhibition are about women. These artists show us what they think and feel about women's rights, the education of women and girls, and the role of women around the globe. Most countries are aware now that the rights of women are key to cultural stability and economic prosperity. What lags behind in far too many places are cultural traditions. Cartoons can help us see cultural taboos and injustices because they come from artists who are living and experiencing these traditions. Cartoons such as the ones in this exhibition speak a universal language. Cartoon art is about dialogue. At times, it can be abrasive and at times hurtful. In recent history, cartoons have caused death and destruction. Some of the artists in this exhibition have risked their safety to create what they see as the truth. But when not being hurtful, cartoons can cross language borders and show us our shared humanity. And with this shared humanity, and the help of amazing cartoonists from around the globe, perhaps we can work together to help make the world a better place. 8 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 8 5/9/13 11:21 AM Cristina Sampaio, Portugal 9 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 9 5/9/13 11:21 AM Bonil (Xavier Bonilla), Ecuador 1 0 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 10 5/9/13 11:21 AM Marie Plotena, Czech Republic 1 1 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 11 5/9/13 11:21 AM Brito, France 1 2 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 12 5/9/13 11:21 AM Carsten Graabaek, Denmark 1 3 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 13 5/9/13 11:21 AM Jean Gouders, Holland 1 4 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 14 5/9/13 11:21 AM 1 5 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 15 5/9/13 11:21 AM Mohammad Amin Aghaei, Iran 1 6 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 16 5/9/13 11:21 AM Patrick Chappatte, Switzerland 1 7 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 17 5/9/13 11:21 AM Battì (Manfruelli Battì), France 1 8 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 18 5/9/13 11:21 AM Liza Donnelly, USA 1 9 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 19 5/9/13 11:21 AM Cristina Sampaio, Portugal 2 0 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 20 5/9/13 11:21 AM Marlene Pohle, Germany 2 1 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 21 5/9/13 11:21 AM Matt Rijinders, The Netherlands 22 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 22 5/9/13 11:21 AM Mitra Rostamzadeh, Iran 23 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 23 5/9/13 11:21 AM Cathy Wilcox, Australia 24 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 24 5/9/13 11:21 AM 25 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 25 5/9/13 11:21 AM Elena Ospina, Colombia 26 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 26 5/9/13 11:21 AM Kianoush Ramezani, Iran 27 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 27 5/9/13 11:21 AM Hassan Karimzadeh, Iran 28 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 28 5/9/13 11:21 AM Mark Hurwitt, USA 29 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 29 5/9/13 11:21 AM Mohammad Amin Aghaei, Iran 3 0 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 30 5/9/13 11:21 AM Isabella Bannerman, USA 3 1 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 31 5/9/13 11:21 AM Bénédicte Sambo, Switzerland 32 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 32 5/9/13 11:21 AM Bernard Bouton, France 3 3 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 33 5/9/13 11:21 AM Piyale Madra, Turkey 3 4 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 34 5/9/13 11:21 AM 35 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 35 5/9/13 11:21 AM Georges Million, France 3 6 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 36 5/9/13 11:21 AM Marilena Nardi, Italy 37 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 37 5/9/13 11:21 AM Feggo, USA 3 8 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 38 5/9/13 11:21 AM Liza Donnelly, USA 39 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 39 5/9/13 11:21 AM Elena Ospina, Colombia 4 0 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 40 5/9/13 11:21 AM Amin Roshan, Iran 4 1 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 41 5/9/13 11:21 AM Firoozeh Mozaffari, Iran 4 2 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 42 5/9/13 11:21 AM Rasha Mahdi, Egypt 4 3 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 43 5/9/13 11:21 AM Riber Hansson, Sweden 4 4 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 44 5/9/13 11:21 AM Maciej Trzepalka, Poland 4 5 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 45 5/9/13 11:21 AM Mohammad Sabaaneh, Palestine 4 6 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 46 5/9/13 11:21 AM The Surreal McCoy, UK 47 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 47 5/9/13 11:21 AM Toshiko Nishida, Japan 4 8 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 48 5/9/13 11:21 AM 49 WomenDeliverText-1.pdf 49 5/9/13 11:21 AM THE CARTOONISTS Mohammad Amin Aghaei (pages 16 Isabella Bannerman (page 31) is a and 30) was born in 1982.
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