Barbara "Willy" Mendes is an American cartoonist, fine artist, and member of the underground comix movement.
11 Facts About Barbara Mendes
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Barbara Mendes is best known for her work alongside Trina Robbins on It Ain't Me Babe and All Girl Thrills.
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Barbara Mendes's art is inspired by Judaism and feminist themes.
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Barbara Mendes attended New York City's High School of Music and Art, followed by further education at the University of California, Riverside.
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Barbara Mendes began her career in underground comix in the late 1960s.
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Barbara Mendes collaborated with Trina Robbins and Nancy Kalish on Gothic Blimp Works, the comix supplement of the East Village Other, an underground newspaper.
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In 1971, Barbara Mendes published Illuminations, which portrays more psychedelic work.
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Barbara Mendes then stepped away from the comix scene and transitioned, adopting the name Barbara Mendes.
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Barbara Mendes later opened her own art gallery in downtown Los Angeles, where she paints brightly colored biblical narratives based on Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus, the first three books of the Torah.
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Barbara Mendes created her own style of "Epic Paintings", consisting of brightly colored, narrative imagery displaying biblical stories and messages.
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Barbara Mendes returned to comix in 2020 with the release of Queen of Cosmos Comix from Red 5 Comics.