02-12-2022 20:05 via artnews.com

Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Feminist Cartoonist Who Depicted Personal Frustrations and Sexual Desires, Dies at 74

Pioneering cartoon artist Aline Kominsky-Crumb, whose self-deprecating drawings about frustrations and sexual longing made her a feminist hero, died from pancreatic cancer at 74 years old at her home in France on Tuesday. News of her death began spreading on social media and was later confirmed by David Zwirner, which represents her husband, R. Crumb.Kominsky-Crumb came up in the underground comics scene that grew out of the 1960s counterculture. While the scene was not particularly supportive o
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