Sam Milai Digital Exhibit
May 27th, 2009
Artist and cartoonist Sam Milai’s work is featured in the Libraries’ newest digital exhibit.
Sam Milai ( March 23, 1908-April 30, 1970) was an artist and cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Courier for 33 years. He won the National Newspaper Publisher’s Association Russwurm trophy for the best cartoon eight times during his career. In addition to his editorial cartoons, Milai created a cartoon series titled Facts about the Negro that celebrated the accomplishments of people of color.
The cartoons in this exhibition were found by his granddaughter stored in a suitcase in her mother’s attic. All of the works in this exhibition are from the Sam Milai Collection of The Ohio State University Cartoon Library and Museum. The physical exhibit was on display at The Ohio State University Cartoon Library and Museum’s Reading Room Gallery from September 22-December 31, 2008.
Entry Filed under: Exhibits and Displays Archives
