Comic Art 17 Sep 2006 08:08 am
Masters of American Comics
- As of September 15, a two-part exhibition, presented simultaneousely at The Jewish Museum and The Newark Museum. This is being billed as “the first major museum examination of one of America’s most popular art forms.”
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Hundreds of originals created by some of America’s most influential comics artists will be on display.
The Newark Museum will show comic strips from the first half of the 20th century through the work of such artists as Winsor McCay, Chester Gould and Charles M. Schulz. The museum also has a schedule of guest artists including Jules Feiffer, Patrick McDonnell, Jerry Robinson, Pete Hamill, and Steven Guarnaccia who will talk. For schedule.
The Jewish Museum will display comic books from the 1950s onward including Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Chris Ware and more.
The Jewish Museum also has the exhibition Superheroes: Good and Evil in American Comics with over 70 works from the golden age of comic books focusing on superheroes and super villains such as Superman, Batman and the Joker.
There are two separate books on sale at each museum.
The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Avenue (92nd Street), NY, NY
The Newark Museum 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ
