Martha H. Kennedy earned Bachelor’s and Masters Degrees in art history and a Master of Library Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley. As a graphic arts curator for over 20 years in the Prints & Photographs Division at the Library of Congress, she collaborated with colleagues in developing the Library’s graphic arts collections and curated or co-curated twelve exhibitions.
Her publications include Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists (2019 Eisner award for best comics-related book) and contributions to Cartoon America: Comic Art in the Library of Congress (2006), Humor’s Edge: Cartoons by Ann Telnaes (2004), and journals including American Art, On Paper: Journal of the Washington Print Club, the International Journal of Comic Art, the Great Plains Quarterly, Nebraska History, and California History. In her previous position as curator of the Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she curated exhibitions featuring works by regionally and nationally recognized artists.
