Brumsic Brandon Jr.

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Brumsic Brandon Jr.
Brumsic Brandon Jr.
Born(1927-04-10)April 10, 1927
Washington, D.C., United States
DiedNovember 28, 2014(2014-11-28) (aged 87)
Cocoa Beach, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller, Inker
Notable works
Luther

Brumsic Brandon Jr. (April 10, 1927 – November 28, 2014)

African-American cartoonist whose 1969-1986 Luther was one of the earliest mainstream comic strips
to feature an African American in the lead role.

Early life and career

Born in

Bray Studios, where he worked as an animator.[4]

A Luther strip (date n.a.) with an example of Brandon's satirical, race-based humor

He published his first cartoon in 1945, and drew

Civil Rights organization CORE and the Santa Clara Valley Friends of SNCC.[6]

Luther and television

He then conceived of

Times Mirror, the strip became syndicated widely through the corporation's Los Angeles Times Syndicate.[8][10]

In the early 1970s, Brandon appeared as himself, a.k.a. Mr. B.B., drawing and giving simple art lessons on the locally produced,

children's television program Joya's Fun School in New York City.[2][12]

Following the June 1986 discontinuation of Luther upon Brandon's retirement,[7] Brandon contributed political cartoons and op-ed pieces to the Brevard County, Florida, newspaper Florida Today.

Personal life

In 1959, Brandon moved with his family to New Cassel, New York, a Long Island hamlet adjacent to Westbury, New York.[3] [13] Afterward, they lived in the Pocono Mountains area before finally settling in Florida for more than 25 years.[4] He was married to his wife Rita for 64 years at the time of his death. The couple had three children: Barbara Brandon, a.k.a. Barbara Brandon-Croft, who would become the first nationally syndicated female African-American cartoonist,[8] Linda, and a son, Brumsic Brandon III.[2] The family was unsure of the origin of the name Brumsic, with unconfirmed family lore speculating it might be derived from "Brunswick".[2]

He died in Cocoa Beach, Florida, of complications from Parkinson's disease.[2] He had four siblings: Grievance, who predeceased him, Yvonne, Waliakbar Muhammad, and Ivan.[4]

Bibliography

Luther collections:

  • Luther from Inner City (Independent Publishers Group, 1969;
    ISBN 978-0-8397-5650-7
    )
  • Luther Tells It as It Is! (Paul S. Eriksson, 1970;
    ISBN 978-0-8397-5670-5
    )
  • Right on, Luther! (Paul S, Eriksson, 1971;
    ISBN 978-0839770756
    )
  • Luther Raps (Paul S, Eriksson, 1971;
    ISBN 978-0839756651
    )
  • Outta Sight Luther (Paul S. Eriksson, 1972;
    ISBN 978-0839764816
    )
  • Luther's Got Class (Paul S. Eriksson, 1976;
    ISBN 978-0839756682
    )

Exhibitions
  • 2022 "Still... Racism in America: A Retrospective in Cartoons" (Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Columbus, OH) — joint exhibition with Brandon-Croft and her father Brumsic Brandon Jr.[16]
  • 2024 "Still... Racism in America: A Retrospective in Cartoons" (University of California-Davis Design Museum, Davis, CA) — joint exhibition with Brandon-Croft and her father Brumsic Brandon Jr.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ Brumsic Brandon a.k.a. Brumsic B. Brandon at the Social Security Death Index via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on June 20, 2015. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Vitellodec, Paul (December 2, 2014). "Brumsic Brandon Jr., Creator of 'Luther' Strip, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Farishian, Domenica (December 23, 2014). "Remembering A Cartoon Legacy". The Westbury Times. Westbury, New York. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b c d "Brumsic Brandon Jr. Obituary". Florida Today via Legacy.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  5. OCLC 31316857
    . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  6. ^ Damned If We Do, and Damned If We Don't at Amazon.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015
  7. ^
    Lambiek Comiclopedia. Archived
    from the original on May 1, 2014.
  8. ^
    ISBN 0-517-12447-5
    .
  9. ^ McGrath, Ben (April 19, 2004). "The Radical: Why do editors keep throwing 'The Boondocks' off the funnies page?". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  10. ^ a b "'Coloring Outside the Lines: Black Cartoonists as Social Commentators' exhibit to open at Laney". Oakland Local. August 6, 2010. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  11. ^ "Robert G. Spivack Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. 2012. p. 5. Retrieved June 20, 2015. ...Spivack's late 1960s initiative, Reporters' News Syndicate, a program designed to give minority candidates practical training in journalism....
  12. ^ "Time for Joya [featuring Brandon Brumsic Jr.]", published July 20, 2010, on YouTube.
  13. doi:10.1080/21504857.2023.2282063
    . Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  14. ^ Exhibition web page, Medialia Gallery website. Retrieved Apr. 2, 2024.
  15. ABC7NY
     Here and Now Episode 269: Segment 3 (March 30, 2020).
  16. ^ Exhibition web page, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum website. Retrieved Apr. 2, 2024.
  17. ^ Exhibition web page, University of California-Davis website. Retrieved Apr. 2, 2024.

External links

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