Has everyone brought their dish for our ethnic cultural picnic?
Date1971
Artist
Morrie Turner
(American cartoonist, 1923–2014)
Illustration CitationSyndicated comic strip "Wee Pals," by Morrie Turner, September 12, 1971. The Register and Tribune Syndicate
MediumInk, light blue pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensionssheet: 14 3/8 × 27 11/16 in. (36.5 × 70.3 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund and and Gift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1983
Object number1983-112
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ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextCartoonist Morrie Turner was the first African-American cartoonist whose comic strip featured a racially mixed group of characters. In Wee Pals, the integrated playmates make witty remarks and act out plots re-enforcing the values of friendship and cooperation among children of various races and backgrounds. One critic called Turner's message of racial harmony a “gentle lesson in tolerance.”
Thomas Starling Sullivant
not dated
