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10 Historic Literary Cliques

A political cartoon scrawled with the words “A typical scene at the Dill Pickle Club,” a Chicago nightclub that hosted writers like Upton Sinclair and Emma Goldman (Credit: Image from Frontier to Heartland)

Cliques aren’t solely for sorting the jocks from the goths from the preps from the skaters. Here are 10 literary cliques — united by location, identity or politics — that helped shape American writing in the 20th century.

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In 1882, Oscar Wilde went on a lecture tour of the United States. When he was entering America, the Customs officer asked him: ‘Do you have anything to declare?’ Wilde answered: ‘I have nothing to declare but my genius.’ When he left America, he said: ‘I have civilised America.’

Merry Christmas and happy holidays from me to you! 

I made this illustration for the December spread of a 2016 risograph calendar for Paperbase. The theme is “The Artist’s Closet,” so I depicted myself in the sort of splendid holiday adornment I wish my closet truly contained. This is my first time designing for risograph printing, so I’m really excited to see the result. I’ll post some pics when I get the calendar in my hands!

Buscamos en la literatura el espejo de nuestras vidas? (ilustración de Ana Juan)

Dancin' Grootcito

Mujer, lectora… (ilustración de Cecilia Cavallini)

Joel Rich

How Romantic Comedies Are Failing Women (And How To Fix It)

Public Exhibition of a Picture, c.1888 by Joan Ferrer Miró (Spanish, 1850–1931)