Phoebe Gloeckner
Phoebe Gloeckner | |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S. | |
Nationality | American |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1988–present |
Known for | A Child's Life and Other Stories |
Notable work | The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures |
Children | 2 |
Website | ravenblond |
Phoebe Louise Adams Gloeckner (born December 22, 1960) is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and novelist.[1][2]
Early life
Gloeckner was born in
Gloeckner's parents divorced when she was 4 years old. In 1972, when she was 11 or 12 years old, her mother remarried and the family moved to
Gloeckner began cartooning at the age of 12. Because her mother was dating
Gloeckner attended
Gloeckner became interested in medical illustration through her maternal grandfather, an antique dealer who collected and sold old books, and her paternal grandmother, Dr. Louise Carpenter Gloeckner, who was a physician in Philadelphia and was the first woman to be elected vice president of the American Medical Association.[2][8]
Career
Gloeckner worked prolifically as a medical illustrator since 1988, and her training is evident in her paintings and comics art, which are highly detailed and often prominently feature the human body. Her first prominent work in fiction publishing, a series of illustrations for the
Her early
Her novel and many of her short stories are semi-autobiographical, a frequent cause of comment due to their depiction of sex, drug use, and childhood traumas; however, Gloeckner has stated that she regards them as fiction. Sexual content led to A Child's Life and Other Stories being banned from the public library in Stockton, California, after it was checked out by an 11-year-old reader. The mayor of Stockton called the book "a how-to book for pedophiles."[9] The graphic novel was also classified as pornography and refused entry by customs officials in both France and England.[4]
Less controversial, and actually intended for children, is the book Weird Things You Can Grow, published by Random House, and books in the series beginning with Tales Too Funny to be True published by HarperCollins, for which she did the illustrations.
A film version of The Diary of a Teenage Girl premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The film was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics at the festival.[10] Adapted and directed by Marielle Heller, it is based on Heller's earlier stage adaptation.[11] The film stars Alexander Skarsgård as Monroe, Kristen Wiig as Charlotte, and Bel Powley as the main character, Minnie Goetze. Heller developed the script at the Sundance Institute's Sundance Feature Film Program Lab.[10] The film won "Best First Feature" at the 2016 Spirit Awards.[12]
Gloeckner briefly taught courses at
Gloeckner is an associate professor at the
In recognition of her contributions to the comic art form, ComicsAlliance listed Gloeckner as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition.[14]
Personal life
In 1986, Gloeckner married Czech artist Jakub Kalousek.[15] They later divorced. She has two daughters, Audrey "Fina" Gloeckner-Kalousek and Persephone Gloeckner-Kalousek.[16]
Awards
- 2000: Inkpot Award[17]
- 2008: Guggenheim fellowship[18] working on research for a graphic novel about families living in Ciudad Juárez; project inspired by experiences in Ciudad Juarez while researching her story in the 2008 book, I Live Here[19]
- 2015-2016: Faculty Fellow in the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities[20] working on “The Return of Maldoror”
Works and publications
Monographs
- Gloeckner, Phoebe, and Robert Crumb (introduction). A Child's Life and Other Stories. Berkeley, CA: Frog (imprint of North Atlantic Books), 1998. OCLC 43954012
- Gloeckner, Phoebe. OCLC 905685506
As contributing author/artist
- "RE/Search" tabloid zine #2 and #3. San Francisco: RE/Search Publications, 1980–81.
- Kirshner, Mia, Mike Simons, and Paul Shoebridge. "I Live Here." NY: Pantheon Graphic Novels, 2008. ISBN 978-0375424786
Journals
- Gloeckner, Phoebe. "Autobiography: The Process Negates the Term." Chaney, Michael A. Graphic Subjects: Critical Essays on Autobiography and Graphic Novels. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2011. OCLC 665064402
- Gloeckner, Phoebe, Justin Green, Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Carol Tyler. 2014. "Panel: Comics and Autobiography". Critical Inquiry. 40, no. 3: Comics & Media. The University of Chicago Press. Edited by Hillary Chute and Patrick Jagoda: Spring 2014. pp. 86–103. OCLC 5595984793]
- Gloeckner, Phoebe. 2014. "Valiente and Arpía". Critical Inquiry. 40, no. 3: Comics & Media. The University of Chicago Press. Edited by Hillary Chute and Patrick Jagoda: Spring 2014. pp. 182–186. OCLC 5595981436
- Gloeckner, Phoebe. Author Guillermo Paxton: An Interview with "El Guëro de Juárez". 2015.
Children's books
- Goldenberg, Janet, and Phoebe Gloeckner. Weird Things You Can Grow. New York: Random House, 1994. OCLC 29428087
- Goldenberg, Janet, and Phoebe Gloeckner. Weird But True: A Cartoon Encyclopedia of Incredibly Strange Things. New York: HarperTrophy, 1997. OCLC 37565364
- Daly-Weir, Catherine, and Phoebe Gloeckner. The Exploding Toilet and Other Tales Too Funny to Be True. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. OCLC 39275701
- Busby, Cylin, and Phoebe Gloeckner. The Chicken-Fried Rat: Tales Too Gross to Be True. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. OCLC 39275702
- Gilson, Kristin, and Phoebe Gloeckner. The Baby-Sitter's Nightmare: Tales Too Scary to Be True. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. OCLC 39275700
Illustration work
- Ballard, J. G. The Atrocity Exhibition. San Francisco, CA: OCLC 228289312
- Juno, Andrea, and V. Vale, editors. Angry Women. San Francisco, CA: RE/Search Publications, 1991. 13. OCLC 44429986
- Spinrad, Paul. The RE/Search Guide to Bodily Fluids. San Francisco, CA: RE/Search Publications, 1999. OCLC 62598302
- Winks, Cathy, Anne Semans, and Cathy Winks. The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex: The Most Complete Sex Manual Ever Written. San Francisco: Cleis Press, 2002. OCLC 50613863
See also
- The Diary of a Teenage Girl
- The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures
- Wimmen's Comix
- Weirdo
- Autobiographical comics
References
- ^ a b c Orenstein, Peggy (August 5, 2001). "Phoebe Gloeckner Is Creating Stories About the Dark Side of Growing Up Female". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ a b c Bengal, Rebecca (July 11, 2006). "Interviews: On Cartooning - Phoebe Gloeckner". POV (TV series), PBS. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Groth, Gary (February 6, 2011). "The Phoebe Gloeckner Interview". The Comics Journal. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
#261, published July 2004
- ^ Slate. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ Goldsmith, Ariane. "Urban School alumna Phoebe Gloeckner writes "The Diary of a Teenage Girl," resonates with students 40 years later". The Urban Legend. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "Crazy '70s San Francisco through a teen's eyes - SFChronicle.com". www.sfchronicle.com. August 5, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- OCLC 21957259,
Thesis/dissertation
- ^ Smith, Sue (September 15, 1969). "A Woman Doctor Takes a Giant Step in the A.M.A." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ Kinsella, Bridget (November 19, 2004). "Libraries Developing Guidelines For Graphic Novels". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 27, 2015). "Sony Pictures Classics Confirms 'Diary Of A Teenage Girl' Deal – Sundance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ Webster, Andy (March 31, 2010). "Theater Review: The Diary of a Teenage Girl - Me and My Hormones, Raging in the 1970s". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "Spirit Awards: 'The Diary of a Teenage Girl' Wins Best First Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. February 27, 2016.
- Stamps School of Art & Design. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "12 Women in Comics Who Deserve Lifetime Achievement Recognition". Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Phoebe L Gloeckner mentioned in the record of Jakub Kalousek and Phoebe L Gloeckner". FamilySearch. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ Joiner, Whitney (August 8, 2015). "The Rumpus Interview with Phoebe Gloeckner". The Rumpus. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- Comic-Con International. December 6, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "Phoebe Gloeckner, Fellow: Awarded 2008, Field of Study: Fine Arts". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- OCLC 756989415.
- ^ "2015-16 Fellows: Phoebe Gloeckner". University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
Further reading
- Pekar, Harvey, and Phoebe Gloeckner. Graphic Novels A Conversation : a Panel Discussion with Harvey Pekar and Phoebe Gloeckner. University Park, Pa: Pennsylvania State University, 2007. Recorded on February 22, 2007, at the Foster Auditorium, Pattee Library and Paterno Library, Penn State University. OCLC 368266902
- Lealess, Jacqueline. Making a Spectacle The Comics of Debbie Drechsler, Phoebe Gloeckner, Diane DiMassa, and Julie Doucet. Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, 2007. Thesis/dissertation. OCLC 233786256
- Chute, Hillary L. Graphic Women Life Narrative and Contemporary Comics. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. OCLC 750183064
- Michael, Olga, Monica Pearl, and Michael Bibler. Pastiche and Family Strife in Contemporary American Women's Graphic Memoirs: Phoebe Gloeckner, Lynda Barry and Alison Bechdel. University of Manchester, 2014. Thesis/dissertation. OCLC 883435905
- Poharec, Lauranne. Showing the Unsayable: Trauma and Juxtaposition in Persepolis and A Child's Life and Other Stories. University of New Mexico. Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures, 2014. Thesis/dissertation. OCLC 908266351
- Schwartzwald, Robert, Carney, Sean, and Køhlert, Frederik Byrn. Drawing in the Margins: Identity and Subjectivity in Contemporary Autobiographical Comics. Université de Montréal, 2015. Thesis/dissertation. OCLC 910769787
External links
- Ravenblond official website
- Michigan Daily allegations of racism, transphobia, and sexual assault (June 25, 2022)