http://www.spxpo.com/
LATEST GUEST ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Megan Kelso — The Ignatz award recipient of both Best Artist andBest Minicomic has collected some her work of the past five years in "Squirrel Mother".
Matthias Lehmann — The French cartoonist is attending his first everUS show. His new graphic novel "HWY. 115" will debut at the show.
Scott Morse — The Eisner and Ignatz nominated creator of "Soulwind", "Volcanic Revolver" and "Magic Pickle."
Ted Rall — A renowned editorial cartoonist, Ted will be featuring his new book "The Silk Road to Ruin" at the show.
Scott McCloud — SPX is proud to be a stop on the McCloud family's "Making Comics" 50 States Tour.
Denis Kitchen — Cartoonist, writer, editor, publisher and Small Press Pioneer.
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SHOW and PUBLISHER GUESTS FOR SPX 2006
ANNOUNCED:Update: Mr Feiffer will only be able to attend the show on Friday afternoon. SPX is honored to have the legendary Jules Feiffer as aguest at this year's Expo. Mr. Feiffer, one of the great political cartoonists of his generation, is also well known for hisaccomplishments as a playwright and a children's book author. Mr.Feiffer will be attending the SPX for the very first time.
SPX is also honored to welcome another first time guest, Tony Millionaire. Creator of "Sock Monkey" and "Maakies", he is currently developing a "Drinky Crow" cartoon for Adult Swim. He will bepromoting his new book, "Billy Hazelnuts" which has generated manyrave industry reviews. Debuting at SPX will be "PremillennialMaakies", a hardcover "Maakies" collection.
In addition, SPX will be graced by the talents of the following additional guests:
Gabrielle Bell — Author of the Ignatz Award winning "Lucky"and "When I Am Old and Other Stories", will have a hardback editionof "Lucky" released at this years SPX.
Kevin Huizenga — Recipient of last years Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic for "Or Else", Kevin will be again be in attendance at the SPX to promote the latest issue of this well received series.
Anders Nilsen — His new book, "Monologues For The Coming Plague", comes on top of his ongoing comic book series "Big Questions"and "Dogs & Water" along with his contributions to the MOME anthology.
DIRECTION:
SPX 2006 has a new home in 2006 at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel& Conference Center.
ADMISSION:
One day memberships: $8.00
Weekend memberships: $15.00
Collected at the door the day of the show - ADMISSION TICKETS TO THEPUBLIC ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR ONLY AND ARE NOT SOLD IN ADVANCE
SHOW HOURS:
Friday: 2:00 pm - 8:00 pmS
aturday: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Festival - Oct 12-14: International Comic Arts Festival (ICAF)
Eleventh Annual International Comic Arts Festival (ICAF)
OCTOBER 12-14, 2006 Washington, D.C.
The Library of Congress, James Madison Building
watch http://www.go.to/icaf for details to emerge
OCTOBER 12-14, 2006 Washington, D.C.
The Library of Congress, James Madison Building
watch http://www.go.to/icaf for details to emerge
Exhibit - thru October 31: Simplicissimus and the Empire
[this is a very good exhibit, and I believe they're original pages, not repros]
Contact:Norma Broadwater202-289-1200, ext. 106
nbroadwater@washington.goethe.org
September 6 – October 31, 2006
Simplicissimus and the Empire 1896-1914
Satire is undoubtedly as old as humankind itself, and has always provoked both laughter and outrage. Recognizing the success of theSimplicissimus and the Weimar Republic exhibition in the fall of2003, the Goethe-Institut Washington displays reproductions of original Simplicissimus caricatures dating from 1896 to 1914. Simplicissimus, also commonly known as "Der Simpl," was among the earliest and most significant of the late nineteenth-century satirical periodicals that nurtured and embodied the developing spirit of Expressionism in Germany. The magazine was satirically strongest during those early days, caricaturing Wilhelmine politics,publicservants, the military, and other political groups, but nevertheless leaving room for an animated portrayal ofdaily life. Originally conceived in 1896 as an art and literature revue for themasses, it soon changed its course to feature caricature and satire, projecting a shockingly aggressive, inherently revolutionary vision. Its attitude and ideology consisted of antagonism towards the bourgeoisie, rejection of urban life with its culture andmaterialism, and espousal of man's unity with nature. It highlighted new design currents and a new form of social and political satire. Simplicissimus developed a model still in use by modern caricaturists and illustrators. Although some of the texts' allusions may challenge today's public due to our lack of knowledge about the day-to-day political context in which they were created, the drawings speak for themselves.
Opening lecture Wednesday, September 6, at 6:30 pm by Marion Deshmukh, Professor of Art History at George Mason University, followed by a reception. RSVP to 202-289-1200 ext. 160.
Panel discussion Satire: History and Modern Perceptions on Thursday,September 14, at 6:30 pm: Satire and cartoons have a long legacy of provoking laughter and outrage. What are some highlights of that history, and what role docartoons and humor play throughout the world today? Are there any boundaries, or is everything allowed? Panelists include: PeterJelavich, professor of history, Johns Hopkins University KevinKallaugher (KAL), The Economist, www.Kaltoons.com Ann Telnaes, editorial cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner
RSVP to 202-289-1200 ext. 161
Gallery hours: Monday to Thursday 9 to5; Friday 9 to 3. Featured during "Third Thursday," Downtown's monthly gallery crawl, on September 21 and October 19 from 6 – 8 pm, and on Saturday, September 16, from noon to 5 pm as part of the14thannual Arts on Foot festival. Presented in conjunction with the film series Satire in Film. More information can be found at www.goethe.de/washington.
About the Goethe-Institut: Mutual understanding among nations bypromoting international cultural dialogue: this is the ambitiousmission of the Goethe-Institut. On behalf of the Federal Republic ofGermany, cultural institutes around the world provide cultural programs, language courses, support to educators, and up-to-date information on Germany in the context of Europe. Founded in 1990, Goethe-Institut Washington, DC is a center for German culture and language, and for the coordination of media projects for all of North America. From its location in the newly-revitalized Downtown, the Goethe-Institut Washington reaches out to both individuals and organizations in the community, bridging the past, present, and future with a variety of high-quality events.
ADDRESS:812 Seventh St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown202-289-1200
www.goethe.de/washington
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Contact:Norma Broadwater202-289-1200, ext. 106
nbroadwater@washington.goethe.org
September 6 – October 31, 2006
Simplicissimus and the Empire 1896-1914
Satire is undoubtedly as old as humankind itself, and has always provoked both laughter and outrage. Recognizing the success of theSimplicissimus and the Weimar Republic exhibition in the fall of2003, the Goethe-Institut Washington displays reproductions of original Simplicissimus caricatures dating from 1896 to 1914. Simplicissimus, also commonly known as "Der Simpl," was among the earliest and most significant of the late nineteenth-century satirical periodicals that nurtured and embodied the developing spirit of Expressionism in Germany. The magazine was satirically strongest during those early days, caricaturing Wilhelmine politics,publicservants, the military, and other political groups, but nevertheless leaving room for an animated portrayal ofdaily life. Originally conceived in 1896 as an art and literature revue for themasses, it soon changed its course to feature caricature and satire, projecting a shockingly aggressive, inherently revolutionary vision. Its attitude and ideology consisted of antagonism towards the bourgeoisie, rejection of urban life with its culture andmaterialism, and espousal of man's unity with nature. It highlighted new design currents and a new form of social and political satire. Simplicissimus developed a model still in use by modern caricaturists and illustrators. Although some of the texts' allusions may challenge today's public due to our lack of knowledge about the day-to-day political context in which they were created, the drawings speak for themselves.
Opening lecture Wednesday, September 6, at 6:30 pm by Marion Deshmukh, Professor of Art History at George Mason University, followed by a reception. RSVP to 202-289-1200 ext. 160.
Panel discussion Satire: History and Modern Perceptions on Thursday,September 14, at 6:30 pm: Satire and cartoons have a long legacy of provoking laughter and outrage. What are some highlights of that history, and what role docartoons and humor play throughout the world today? Are there any boundaries, or is everything allowed? Panelists include: PeterJelavich, professor of history, Johns Hopkins University KevinKallaugher (KAL), The Economist, www.Kaltoons.com Ann Telnaes, editorial cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner
RSVP to 202-289-1200 ext. 161
Gallery hours: Monday to Thursday 9 to5; Friday 9 to 3. Featured during "Third Thursday," Downtown's monthly gallery crawl, on September 21 and October 19 from 6 – 8 pm, and on Saturday, September 16, from noon to 5 pm as part of the14thannual Arts on Foot festival. Presented in conjunction with the film series Satire in Film. More information can be found at www.goethe.de/washington.
About the Goethe-Institut: Mutual understanding among nations bypromoting international cultural dialogue: this is the ambitiousmission of the Goethe-Institut. On behalf of the Federal Republic ofGermany, cultural institutes around the world provide cultural programs, language courses, support to educators, and up-to-date information on Germany in the context of Europe. Founded in 1990, Goethe-Institut Washington, DC is a center for German culture and language, and for the coordination of media projects for all of North America. From its location in the newly-revitalized Downtown, the Goethe-Institut Washington reaches out to both individuals and organizations in the community, bridging the past, present, and future with a variety of high-quality events.
ADDRESS:812 Seventh St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown202-289-1200
www.goethe.de/washington
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Exhibit - though Feb 2007: "CARTOONISTS TAKE UP SMOKING"
[Extended through February, I believe]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 20, 2006
Contact: Courtney MacGregor, 202-782-2671, courtney.macgregor@afip.osd.mil
Steven Solomon, 202-782-2672, steven.solomon@afip.osd.mil
"CARTOONISTS TAKE UP SMOKING"
WASHINGTON - A free gallery talk at the National Museum of Health andMedicine about the recently opened "Cartoonists Take Up Smoking," an exhibition of original newspaper editorial cartoons on a single theme, is being presented by Alan Blum, M.D., one of the nation's foremost authorities on the history of the tobacco industry and the battle over smoking.
Scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, Blum, a professor of family medicine at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will retrace the 40-year battle over the use and promotion of cigarettes since the publication of the landmark Surgeon General's report on smoking and health in 1964. Blum will also discuss complacency on the part of organized medicine, politicians, and the mass media in ending the tobacco pandemic.
The exhibit is curated from material at the University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, which Blum founded anddirects. It holds one of the largest sociocultural archives on tobacco, including more than 300 original editorial cartoon artworks on smoking-related themes.
The exhibit features 55 original cartoons by more than 50 nationally known American editorial cartoonists and is supplemented by smoking-related items, from the original newspaper headlines that inspired the cartoons to advertisements promoting the health benefits of lighting up. Also displayed are several artifacts, as well as two preserved lungs -- one showing the ill effects of smoking and the other a healthy lung -- from the museum's anatomical collection.
Blum, a graduate of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta,was awarded the Surgeon General's Medallion in 1988 by Dr. C. Everett Koop. He has been invited to speak on tobacco-related issues by medical and public health organizations in all 50 states and at numerous international conferences. As the former editor of theMedical Journal of Australia and the N.Y. State Journal of Medicine, he also published the first-ever theme issues on smoking by any medical journal in the world, in 1983 and 1985 respectively.
"The wide-ranging controversies surrounding tobacco are captured in the cartoons, from the misguided quest for a safe cigarette to the targeting of tobacco advertising to women and minority groups," Blumsaid. "Cartoons on smoking have had an impact at both the local andnational levels. Editorial cartoons practically laughed Joe Camel out of town and helped pass countless clean indoor air laws."
In their artist's statement, several of the cartoonists relate that their family members have suffered from smoking-related illnesses. For example, David Fitzsimmons of The Arizona Star, said "My mother andfather died within a month of each other because of their inability to overcome their addiction to cigarettes. I understand, firsthand, the impact of tobacco on the lives of people."
For half a century, the cartoonist most unapologetically opposed to smoking and the tobacco industry was The Washington Post's Herblock (Herb Block), several of whose cartoons are reproduced in the show.
Not all cartoonists have depicted tobacco as an evil weed. Indeed, several could be described as anti-anti-smoking, in part based ontheir belief in the freedom to choose. Clay Bennett of the Christian Science Monitor wonders if there also should be laws against nagging and finger-wagging. The New York Post's Sean Delonas foresees theadvent of a smoke police force roaming sidewalks and parks.
The exhibition debuted at the Ann Tower Gallery in Lexington, Ky. in conjunction with the annual convention of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. It also was displayed in Seattle, Tuscaloosa, and Birmingham, Ala. Its display in Washington, D.C. is the conclusion of its traveling schedule.
"We are happy to be hosting 'Cartoonists Take Up Smoking,' said Adrianne Noe, Ph.D., the museum's director. "The assembled cartoonists' work rivals any scalpel we have on display for their sharpness. They span the humorous to the deadly serious and will allow visitors to relive a public medical and political debate about a health issue that continues to grasp us all. It's particularly fitting to host this wonderful collection at the nation's medical museum,where it will be seen amid other exhibits that inspire learning about medicine and health, including the real lungs of a person who smoked."
The exhibit, which was produced with the cooperation of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, will be on display at the museum during the week of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health, July 10-15, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Lori Jacobi, M.A., archivist at the University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, provided additional support with thedesign, organization, and coordination of the exhibition. Eric Solberg, M.S., of Houston, Texas, past director of Doctors Ought to Care, served as Blum's principal adviser since the exhibition'sinception a decade ago.
The exhibit installation was designed by museum exhibits manager, Steve Hill, with assistance from anatomical collection curator Lenore Barbian, Ph.D., exhibits specialist, Bill Discher, registrar Michelle Fontenot, collections manager Elizabeth Lockett, public affairs specialist Courtney MacGregor, and public affairs officer Steven Solomon. The Herblock Foundation gave a special unrestricted gift to the Centerfor the Study of Tobacco and Society, which is helping to cover various expenses and to produce a facsimile exhibition for display in other cities.The exhibit is running through September 2006. It will be on display at the museum, which is open every day except Dec. 25 from 10 a.m. to5:30 p.m. The museum is located at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave. and Elder Street, NW, Washington, D.C. For more information call (202) 782 2200 or visit www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum. Admission and parking are free.###
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 20, 2006
Contact: Courtney MacGregor, 202-782-2671, courtney.macgregor@afip.osd.mil
Steven Solomon, 202-782-2672, steven.solomon@afip.osd.mil
"CARTOONISTS TAKE UP SMOKING"
WASHINGTON - A free gallery talk at the National Museum of Health andMedicine about the recently opened "Cartoonists Take Up Smoking," an exhibition of original newspaper editorial cartoons on a single theme, is being presented by Alan Blum, M.D., one of the nation's foremost authorities on the history of the tobacco industry and the battle over smoking.
Scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, Blum, a professor of family medicine at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will retrace the 40-year battle over the use and promotion of cigarettes since the publication of the landmark Surgeon General's report on smoking and health in 1964. Blum will also discuss complacency on the part of organized medicine, politicians, and the mass media in ending the tobacco pandemic.
The exhibit is curated from material at the University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, which Blum founded anddirects. It holds one of the largest sociocultural archives on tobacco, including more than 300 original editorial cartoon artworks on smoking-related themes.
The exhibit features 55 original cartoons by more than 50 nationally known American editorial cartoonists and is supplemented by smoking-related items, from the original newspaper headlines that inspired the cartoons to advertisements promoting the health benefits of lighting up. Also displayed are several artifacts, as well as two preserved lungs -- one showing the ill effects of smoking and the other a healthy lung -- from the museum's anatomical collection.
Blum, a graduate of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta,was awarded the Surgeon General's Medallion in 1988 by Dr. C. Everett Koop. He has been invited to speak on tobacco-related issues by medical and public health organizations in all 50 states and at numerous international conferences. As the former editor of theMedical Journal of Australia and the N.Y. State Journal of Medicine, he also published the first-ever theme issues on smoking by any medical journal in the world, in 1983 and 1985 respectively.
"The wide-ranging controversies surrounding tobacco are captured in the cartoons, from the misguided quest for a safe cigarette to the targeting of tobacco advertising to women and minority groups," Blumsaid. "Cartoons on smoking have had an impact at both the local andnational levels. Editorial cartoons practically laughed Joe Camel out of town and helped pass countless clean indoor air laws."
In their artist's statement, several of the cartoonists relate that their family members have suffered from smoking-related illnesses. For example, David Fitzsimmons of The Arizona Star, said "My mother andfather died within a month of each other because of their inability to overcome their addiction to cigarettes. I understand, firsthand, the impact of tobacco on the lives of people."
For half a century, the cartoonist most unapologetically opposed to smoking and the tobacco industry was The Washington Post's Herblock (Herb Block), several of whose cartoons are reproduced in the show.
Not all cartoonists have depicted tobacco as an evil weed. Indeed, several could be described as anti-anti-smoking, in part based ontheir belief in the freedom to choose. Clay Bennett of the Christian Science Monitor wonders if there also should be laws against nagging and finger-wagging. The New York Post's Sean Delonas foresees theadvent of a smoke police force roaming sidewalks and parks.
The exhibition debuted at the Ann Tower Gallery in Lexington, Ky. in conjunction with the annual convention of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. It also was displayed in Seattle, Tuscaloosa, and Birmingham, Ala. Its display in Washington, D.C. is the conclusion of its traveling schedule.
"We are happy to be hosting 'Cartoonists Take Up Smoking,' said Adrianne Noe, Ph.D., the museum's director. "The assembled cartoonists' work rivals any scalpel we have on display for their sharpness. They span the humorous to the deadly serious and will allow visitors to relive a public medical and political debate about a health issue that continues to grasp us all. It's particularly fitting to host this wonderful collection at the nation's medical museum,where it will be seen amid other exhibits that inspire learning about medicine and health, including the real lungs of a person who smoked."
The exhibit, which was produced with the cooperation of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, will be on display at the museum during the week of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health, July 10-15, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Lori Jacobi, M.A., archivist at the University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, provided additional support with thedesign, organization, and coordination of the exhibition. Eric Solberg, M.S., of Houston, Texas, past director of Doctors Ought to Care, served as Blum's principal adviser since the exhibition'sinception a decade ago.
The exhibit installation was designed by museum exhibits manager, Steve Hill, with assistance from anatomical collection curator Lenore Barbian, Ph.D., exhibits specialist, Bill Discher, registrar Michelle Fontenot, collections manager Elizabeth Lockett, public affairs specialist Courtney MacGregor, and public affairs officer Steven Solomon. The Herblock Foundation gave a special unrestricted gift to the Centerfor the Study of Tobacco and Society, which is helping to cover various expenses and to produce a facsimile exhibition for display in other cities.The exhibit is running through September 2006. It will be on display at the museum, which is open every day except Dec. 25 from 10 a.m. to5:30 p.m. The museum is located at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave. and Elder Street, NW, Washington, D.C. For more information call (202) 782 2200 or visit www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum. Admission and parking are free.###
Book signing - September 27: Jeff Danziger
Jeff Danziger - Blood, Debt and Fears: Cartoons of the First Half of the Last Half of the Bush Administration
Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 07:00 PM at Olsson's The Lansburgh/Penn Quarter, 418 7th St., NW, (202) 638-7610
Jeff Danziger, using slide illustrations, presents his book of cartoons of George W. Bush's second term in office, an entertaining excursion through the national and international political and popular-culture landscape. Danziger is an independent political cartoonist whose work appears in hundreds of newspapers around the world through the New York Times Syndicate. Danziger is also a decorated Vietnam veteran, and his experience gives him a unique viewpoint on the current conflict
Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 07:00 PM at Olsson's The Lansburgh/Penn Quarter, 418 7th St., NW, (202) 638-7610
Jeff Danziger, using slide illustrations, presents his book of cartoons of George W. Bush's second term in office, an entertaining excursion through the national and international political and popular-culture landscape. Danziger is an independent political cartoonist whose work appears in hundreds of newspapers around the world through the New York Times Syndicate. Danziger is also a decorated Vietnam veteran, and his experience gives him a unique viewpoint on the current conflict
Book signings - Sept 29: Gaiman; Oct 13: Feiffer; Oct 14: McCloud
Friday, September 29, 7 p.m.
NEIL GAIMAN FRAGILE THINGS (William Morrow, $26.95)
Gaiman's third collection of "short fictions and wonders" (after Smokeand Mirrors and Adventures in the Dream Trade) includes an alternate-world Sherlock Holmes, a new last book of the Bible, verses from "a vampire's Tarot," and love stories that stretch the definitions of "love" and "story" in previously unimaginable ways.
Friday, October 13, 7 p.m.
JENNY ALLEN and JULES FEIFFER THE LONG CHALKBOARD (Pantheon, $16.95)
Feiffer's distinctive drawings, made famous by his PulitzerPrize-winning editorial cartoons as well as his children's illustrations, enhance the subtle humor of Allen's three stories about aging baby boomers still not sure they've grown up.
Saturday, October 14, 8 p.m.
SCOTT MCCLOUD MAKING COMICS (HarperCollins, $22.95)
America's leading comics theorist (and creator of the cult classicZot!) shares—in cartoon form—secrets of the art of storytelling that other cartooning how-to books don't cover. McCloud's earlier critical works made waves in the comics world; this one is sure to do the same.
NEIL GAIMAN FRAGILE THINGS (William Morrow, $26.95)
Gaiman's third collection of "short fictions and wonders" (after Smokeand Mirrors and Adventures in the Dream Trade) includes an alternate-world Sherlock Holmes, a new last book of the Bible, verses from "a vampire's Tarot," and love stories that stretch the definitions of "love" and "story" in previously unimaginable ways.
Friday, October 13, 7 p.m.
JENNY ALLEN and JULES FEIFFER THE LONG CHALKBOARD (Pantheon, $16.95)
Feiffer's distinctive drawings, made famous by his PulitzerPrize-winning editorial cartoons as well as his children's illustrations, enhance the subtle humor of Allen's three stories about aging baby boomers still not sure they've grown up.
Saturday, October 14, 8 p.m.
SCOTT MCCLOUD MAKING COMICS (HarperCollins, $22.95)
America's leading comics theorist (and creator of the cult classicZot!) shares—in cartoon form—secrets of the art of storytelling that other cartooning how-to books don't cover. McCloud's earlier critical works made waves in the comics world; this one is sure to do the same.
Booksigning - October 12-13: Ted Rall
Ted Rall reports on his website:
Thursday 10/12, Time TBD - Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC - this will be a joint appearance as part of Cartoonists with Attitude.
Friday 10/13 & Saturday 10/14, 10 am - 5 pm - Small Press Expo,Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, Maryland - I will be signing books at the NBM Publishing table.
Thursday 10/12, Time TBD - Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC - this will be a joint appearance as part of Cartoonists with Attitude.
Friday 10/13 & Saturday 10/14, 10 am - 5 pm - Small Press Expo,Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, Maryland - I will be signing books at the NBM Publishing table.
Exhibit - thru September 25: Anime club at DC Library
The Washington Post on Sunday, September 17, 2006; Page D08 reported:
Fans of Japanese anime, a style of animation, will want to catch theDC Anime Club's art show at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Anime sketches, handmade T-shirts, props and more are on display through Sept. 25.The library is at 901 G St. NW. It is open from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9:30 to 5:30 Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5p.m. on Sunday. For information, call 202-727-1111.
Fans of Japanese anime, a style of animation, will want to catch theDC Anime Club's art show at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Anime sketches, handmade T-shirts, props and more are on display through Sept. 25.The library is at 901 G St. NW. It is open from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9:30 to 5:30 Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5p.m. on Sunday. For information, call 202-727-1111.
LECTURE - October 17: “PHYSICS OF SUPERHEROES” TALK
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington DC 20540
Phone: (202) 707-2905
fax: (202) 707-9199
Email: pao@loc.gov
September 20, 2006
Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639, durschel@loc.gov
Public contact: Science, Technology and Business Division (202) 707-5664
JAMES KAKALIOS TO DISCUSS "PHYSICS OF SUPERHEROES" AT LIBRARY OFCONGRESS OCT. 17
James Kakalios, a professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy atthe University of Minnesota, will discuss his book "The Physics of Superheroes" at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the West DiningRoom on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by the Library's Science, Technology and Business Division and the Serial and Government Publications Division. A book sale and signing will follow the presentation.
Also at the event, a selection of comic books cited in Kakalios' bookand others from the Library's "Golden Age" and "Silver Age" comic book collections will be on display.
Kakalios teaches a popular freshman seminar "Everything I Needed toKnow about Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books." In "ThePhysics of Superheroes" (Gotham Books, 2005), Kakalios explores everything from energy to thermodynamics, to quantum mechanics, to solid state physics; and Kakalios relates the physics in comic booksto such real-world applications as automobile airbags, microwave ovens and transistors.
# # #PR06-1729/20/06
ISSN: 0731-3527
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington DC 20540
Phone: (202) 707-2905
fax: (202) 707-9199
Email: pao@loc.gov
September 20, 2006
Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639, durschel@loc.gov
Public contact: Science, Technology and Business Division (202) 707-5664
JAMES KAKALIOS TO DISCUSS "PHYSICS OF SUPERHEROES" AT LIBRARY OFCONGRESS OCT. 17
James Kakalios, a professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy atthe University of Minnesota, will discuss his book "The Physics of Superheroes" at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the West DiningRoom on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by the Library's Science, Technology and Business Division and the Serial and Government Publications Division. A book sale and signing will follow the presentation.
Also at the event, a selection of comic books cited in Kakalios' bookand others from the Library's "Golden Age" and "Silver Age" comic book collections will be on display.
Kakalios teaches a popular freshman seminar "Everything I Needed toKnow about Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books." In "ThePhysics of Superheroes" (Gotham Books, 2005), Kakalios explores everything from energy to thermodynamics, to quantum mechanics, to solid state physics; and Kakalios relates the physics in comic booksto such real-world applications as automobile airbags, microwave ovens and transistors.
# # #PR06-1729/20/06
ISSN: 0731-3527
America's Best Cartoons, 1870-1989, to be Subject of Library of
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2006/06-115.html
May 12 , 2006
Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639
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MEDIA ADVISORY
America's Best Cartoons, 1870-1989, to be Subject of Library ofCongress Exhibition in November"
Cartoon America: Highlights from the J. Arthur Wood Jr. CollectionOf Cartoon and Caricature" on View
Starting Nov. 2
WHAT: The exhibition "Cartoon America" features 70 of the best American cartoons from the 1870s through the 1980s selected from the J. Arthur Wood Jr. Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, includingworks by Thomas Nast, Rube Goldberg, Bill Mauldin, Paul Conrad, Pat Oliphant, Peter Arno, William Steig, Michael Hague, John Held, ChicYoung, Milt Caniff, Charles Schulz, Lynn Johnston, Walt DisneyProductions, Hanna-Barbera, David Levine and Al Hirschfeld.
This exhibition is a selection of highlights from a magnificent acquisition of more than 36,000 original cartoon drawings now housed in the Prints and Photographs Division. The J. Arthur Wood Jr. Collection of Cartoon and Caricature has come to the Library ofCongress through a gift-purchase agreement made possible in part by a generous contribution from H. Fred Krimendahl II, a member of theLibrary's Madison Council; funds provided by American taxpayers; and the generosity of Arthur Wood himself.
WHEN: Nov. 2, 2006, to Jan. 27, 2007
WHERE: The Library's Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E.,Washington, D.C.
# # #PR 06-11505/16/06
ISSN 0731-3527
May 12 , 2006
Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639
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MEDIA ADVISORY
America's Best Cartoons, 1870-1989, to be Subject of Library ofCongress Exhibition in November"
Cartoon America: Highlights from the J. Arthur Wood Jr. CollectionOf Cartoon and Caricature" on View
Starting Nov. 2
WHAT: The exhibition "Cartoon America" features 70 of the best American cartoons from the 1870s through the 1980s selected from the J. Arthur Wood Jr. Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, includingworks by Thomas Nast, Rube Goldberg, Bill Mauldin, Paul Conrad, Pat Oliphant, Peter Arno, William Steig, Michael Hague, John Held, ChicYoung, Milt Caniff, Charles Schulz, Lynn Johnston, Walt DisneyProductions, Hanna-Barbera, David Levine and Al Hirschfeld.
This exhibition is a selection of highlights from a magnificent acquisition of more than 36,000 original cartoon drawings now housed in the Prints and Photographs Division. The J. Arthur Wood Jr. Collection of Cartoon and Caricature has come to the Library ofCongress through a gift-purchase agreement made possible in part by a generous contribution from H. Fred Krimendahl II, a member of theLibrary's Madison Council; funds provided by American taxpayers; and the generosity of Arthur Wood himself.
WHEN: Nov. 2, 2006, to Jan. 27, 2007
WHERE: The Library's Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E.,Washington, D.C.
# # #PR 06-11505/16/06
ISSN 0731-3527
Editiorial Cartoons By Herblock are Subject of Library Exhibition
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2006/06-132.html
June 20, 2006
Press contact: Audrey Fischer (202) 707-0022
Editiorial Cartoons By Herblock are Subject of Library Exhibition
Opening July 17
"Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herblock" will open on Monday, July 17, in the Southwest Gallery of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. The exhibition, which will remain on view through Jan. 20, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday -Saturday, will feature approximately 40 original cartoon drawings by the Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Herbert Block, better known as Herblock.The Herblock exhibition will be a featured display in the reopened "American Treasures of the Library of Congress" exhibition, which will be closed June 18 through July 16.
The Herblock exhibition's main section, "Get Out the Vote,"chronicles elections from 1946 to 1998 and comments on Democratic andRepublican presidential administrations during the same time period. Other sections of the display highlight six major themes of enduring importance to Herblock that continue to resonate in American society today: environment, ethics, extremism, the Middle East, privacy/security and war.
When he died in October 2001, Block left the bulk of his estate to create the Herb Block Foundation to carry on his life's work of championing the cause of social justice. In 2003 the foundation donated the Herbert L. Block archives of editorial cartoons to the Library of Congress, where they are available to both scholars and the general public.
In addition to 14,000 original drawings and more than 2,000 preparatory sketches, the collection includes voluminous files of records, correspondence, clippings and photographs. The donation also provides for display of portions of the collection. This exhibition will mark the debut in a Library of Congress exhibition of Herblock's rough sketches for finished drawings. An online version of the upcoming exhibition will join several previous Library exhibitions ofHerblock's work at www.loc.gov/exhibits.
Herblock was one of the most influential political commentators and editorial cartoonists in American history. His work reflects a dailynewspaper career that spanned much of the 20th century. From April 1929 to August 2001, Herblock chronicled the major social and political events of the nation and the world, summarizing issues others had taken thousands of words to explain in a single 4-by-6-inch drawing. Herblock spent the last 55 years of his career as the editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post.
# # #PR 06-13206/20/06
ISSN 0731-3527
June 20, 2006
Press contact: Audrey Fischer (202) 707-0022
Editiorial Cartoons By Herblock are Subject of Library Exhibition
Opening July 17
"Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herblock" will open on Monday, July 17, in the Southwest Gallery of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. The exhibition, which will remain on view through Jan. 20, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday -Saturday, will feature approximately 40 original cartoon drawings by the Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Herbert Block, better known as Herblock.The Herblock exhibition will be a featured display in the reopened "American Treasures of the Library of Congress" exhibition, which will be closed June 18 through July 16.
The Herblock exhibition's main section, "Get Out the Vote,"chronicles elections from 1946 to 1998 and comments on Democratic andRepublican presidential administrations during the same time period. Other sections of the display highlight six major themes of enduring importance to Herblock that continue to resonate in American society today: environment, ethics, extremism, the Middle East, privacy/security and war.
When he died in October 2001, Block left the bulk of his estate to create the Herb Block Foundation to carry on his life's work of championing the cause of social justice. In 2003 the foundation donated the Herbert L. Block archives of editorial cartoons to the Library of Congress, where they are available to both scholars and the general public.
In addition to 14,000 original drawings and more than 2,000 preparatory sketches, the collection includes voluminous files of records, correspondence, clippings and photographs. The donation also provides for display of portions of the collection. This exhibition will mark the debut in a Library of Congress exhibition of Herblock's rough sketches for finished drawings. An online version of the upcoming exhibition will join several previous Library exhibitions ofHerblock's work at www.loc.gov/exhibits.
Herblock was one of the most influential political commentators and editorial cartoonists in American history. His work reflects a dailynewspaper career that spanned much of the 20th century. From April 1929 to August 2001, Herblock chronicled the major social and political events of the nation and the world, summarizing issues others had taken thousands of words to explain in a single 4-by-6-inch drawing. Herblock spent the last 55 years of his career as the editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post.
# # #PR 06-13206/20/06
ISSN 0731-3527
ComicsDC's reason to exist
I've created a this blog and a new Yahoo group to keep track of all of the comics activities in DC since there's so many happening now. ComicsDC is for: Events relating to cartoons and comics including comic books, comic strips, political cartoons, animation and carticature in Washington, DC and its environs.
You can email http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComicsDC/post?postID=qxB4e-K8MDOJQjbWt6l-MphxZEMz3i4pM6g4vC1uKQ2wg9RRoaLYuYHCfdqpWuTU9G5hRs2owl9syu6xGLDhqlbPDEPojBosFgTMkQ or go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComicsDC/ to sign up for the group if you prefer emails to reading a blog.
Press releases including store events are welcomed.
A quick list of current happenings which will be soon populating the group in more detail are:
Exhibits:
Kal at Swathmore in MD
Simplicissimus German cartoons at Goethe Institute in DC
Herblock cartoons at Library of Congress in DC
American Comics opening soon at Library of Congress in DC
Smoking political cartoons at National Museum of Health & Medicine in DC
Signings:
Neil Gaiman at Politics and Prose in DC
Jeff Danziger at Olssons in DC
Lectures: Science and comic books at LoC
Festivals and Conventions:
International Comic Arts Festival at LoC in DC
Small Press Expo in upper Bethesda / lower Rockville
You can email http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComicsDC/post?postID=qxB4e-K8MDOJQjbWt6l-MphxZEMz3i4pM6g4vC1uKQ2wg9RRoaLYuYHCfdqpWuTU9G5hRs2owl9syu6xGLDhqlbPDEPojBosFgTMkQ or go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComicsDC/ to sign up for the group if you prefer emails to reading a blog.
Press releases including store events are welcomed.
A quick list of current happenings which will be soon populating the group in more detail are:
Exhibits:
Kal at Swathmore in MD
Simplicissimus German cartoons at Goethe Institute in DC
Herblock cartoons at Library of Congress in DC
American Comics opening soon at Library of Congress in DC
Smoking political cartoons at National Museum of Health & Medicine in DC
Signings:
Neil Gaiman at Politics and Prose in DC
Jeff Danziger at Olssons in DC
Lectures: Science and comic books at LoC
Festivals and Conventions:
International Comic Arts Festival at LoC in DC
Small Press Expo in upper Bethesda / lower Rockville
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