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If this be sin
Title
If this be sin / by Hazel Newlevant.
ISBN
9781630687069
1630687065
Publication
[Brooklyn] : Hazel Newlevant, [2014]
Copyright Notice Date
©2014
Physical Description
42 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes
Cover title.
Published with funding from the Prism Comics Queer Press Grant.
"Gladys Bentley was a blues singer, piano player, and drag king who performed bawdy tunes in Harlem nightclubs throughout the 1920s and '30s. Despite the social obstacles she faced as a black, openly queer woman, her outrageous and energetic act became a mainstay of the Harlem cabaret. In 1952, under the oppressive social conditions of the McCarthy era, Bentley publicly renounced her previous identity and claimed to have found happiness as a feminine housewife."--Hazel Newlevant's website, viewed May 1, 2014.
Summary
Winner of the 2013 Prism Comics Queer Press Grant! 'If This Be Sin' is a collection of comics about queer women expressing themselves through music. It tells the stories of Gladys Bentley, the Harlem Renaissance blues singer and drag king, and Wendy and Lisa, the lesbian rockstars of Prince and the Revolution. "Hazel Newlevant draws like a dream and weaves a mesmerizing story. 'If This Be Sin' is a stunning achievement." -Alison Bechdel, author of 'Fun Home' "The stories are super sweet and hopeful, but also have a touching gloominess to them. I loved it!" -Ross Campbell, author of 'Wet Moon' 8.25" x 11", 44 pages, perfect-bound, full color throughout.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 21, 2015
Bibliography
Bibliography : page [43]
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Zines.
Also listed under
Prism Comics Queer Press, sponsoring body
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