The 2-day Nat'l Library of Medicine / Nat'l Academy of Sciences animation festival that starts tomorrow got a write-up in the Post's health section. They buried it online, but follow the helpful link:
Dr. Seuss and Other Masters Of Public Health
'Cartoon Medicine Show' Highlights Early Animators' Role in Educating People About Disease and Hygiene
By Suz Redfearn
Special to The Washington Post
Tuesday, October 24, 2006; HE07
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Monday, October 23, 2006
Oct 23 - Weingarten chat on Trudeau online
It ran today here and was fairly interesting as Weingarten included a few more anecdotes.
Speaking of which, Garry Trudeau donated the original art for two strips to the National Museum of Health & Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center - the one where BD is shown to have lost a leg and the one a couple of days later when the surgeon tells Ray that he's saved BD's life. They're on display now, if you've got any interest in what an original Doonesbury looks like - althoug the rest of the exhibit is being remounted, these are still on view. Original Doonesbury art is not easy to come by you know, but thanks to Mr. Trudeau's generosity, you can see these two.
Speaking of which, Garry Trudeau donated the original art for two strips to the National Museum of Health & Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center - the one where BD is shown to have lost a leg and the one a couple of days later when the surgeon tells Ray that he's saved BD's life. They're on display now, if you've got any interest in what an original Doonesbury looks like - althoug the rest of the exhibit is being remounted, these are still on view. Original Doonesbury art is not easy to come by you know, but thanks to Mr. Trudeau's generosity, you can see these two.
Oct 25-26 The Cartoon Medicine Show: Animated Cartoons from the Collection of the National Library of Medicine REPOST
I'll be at both - stop by and say hello, if you can recognize me. I suppose you can ask curator Mike Sappol to point me out...
Join the National Academy of Sciences for a two day film festival of rare animated medical cartoons from the 1920s to the 1960s. The event will take place on October 25 and 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the National Academy of Sciences, 2100 C St, N.W., Washington, D.C.
DETAILS:
From the silent film era to the present, physicians, health professionals, government agencies like the U.S. Public Health Service, and voluntary associations such as the American Cancer Society, have used motion pictures to advance medical science, train doctors and nurses, and educate the public.
"The Cartoon Medicine Show: Animated Cartoons from the Collection of the National Library of Medicine," curated by Michael Sappol of the National Library of Medicine, will feature a rich sampling of rarely screened animated medical cartoons from the 1920s to the 1960s. The film series will present a variety of medical themes and genres, including dental hygiene, physical fitness, physiology, mental health, malaria, venereal disease, cancer, radiology, and sanitary food preparation. Each evening will consist of a different selection of 10 to 15 short animated medical cartoons by animators both obscure and well-known, including Walt Disney, Friz Freleng, Zack Schwartz, Walter Lantz, and Shamus Culhane.
SPEAKERS:
Film historian Donald Crafton and medical historians Michael Sappol and David Cantor will provide commentary. Donald Crafton is the chair of the department of film, television, and theater at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of Before Mickey: The Animated Film, 1898- 1928 (MIT Press, 1984). Michael Sappol is a curator and historian at the National Library of Medicine. His scholarly work focuses on the body, anatomy, medical illustration, and medicine in film. He is the author of A Traffic of Dead Bodies (Princeton University Press, 2002). David Cantor is the editor of Reinventing Hippocrates (Ashgate, 2002). His scholarly work focuses on the history of 20th century medicine, most recently the history of cancer.
EVENT: The Cartoon Medicine Show: Animated Cartoons from the Collection of the National Library of Medicine
DATE: October 25 and 26
TIME: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
LOCATION: National Academy of Sciences Auditorium, 2100 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
COST: Admission is free, but seating is limited
RSVP: arts@nas.edu or (202) 334-2436
METRO: Foggy Bottom on the blue and orange lines
Join the National Academy of Sciences for a two day film festival of rare animated medical cartoons from the 1920s to the 1960s. The event will take place on October 25 and 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the National Academy of Sciences, 2100 C St, N.W., Washington, D.C.
DETAILS:
From the silent film era to the present, physicians, health professionals, government agencies like the U.S. Public Health Service, and voluntary associations such as the American Cancer Society, have used motion pictures to advance medical science, train doctors and nurses, and educate the public.
"The Cartoon Medicine Show: Animated Cartoons from the Collection of the National Library of Medicine," curated by Michael Sappol of the National Library of Medicine, will feature a rich sampling of rarely screened animated medical cartoons from the 1920s to the 1960s. The film series will present a variety of medical themes and genres, including dental hygiene, physical fitness, physiology, mental health, malaria, venereal disease, cancer, radiology, and sanitary food preparation. Each evening will consist of a different selection of 10 to 15 short animated medical cartoons by animators both obscure and well-known, including Walt Disney, Friz Freleng, Zack Schwartz, Walter Lantz, and Shamus Culhane.
SPEAKERS:
Film historian Donald Crafton and medical historians Michael Sappol and David Cantor will provide commentary. Donald Crafton is the chair of the department of film, television, and theater at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of Before Mickey: The Animated Film, 1898- 1928 (MIT Press, 1984). Michael Sappol is a curator and historian at the National Library of Medicine. His scholarly work focuses on the body, anatomy, medical illustration, and medicine in film. He is the author of A Traffic of Dead Bodies (Princeton University Press, 2002). David Cantor is the editor of Reinventing Hippocrates (Ashgate, 2002). His scholarly work focuses on the history of 20th century medicine, most recently the history of cancer.
EVENT: The Cartoon Medicine Show: Animated Cartoons from the Collection of the National Library of Medicine
DATE: October 25 and 26
TIME: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
LOCATION: National Academy of Sciences Auditorium, 2100 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
COST: Admission is free, but seating is limited
RSVP: arts@nas.edu or (202) 334-2436
METRO: Foggy Bottom on the blue and orange lines
Swann Fellowship at Library of Congress
The fine people at LoC are making their yearly announcement of a cartoon-study stipend (say it 3 times fast).
The Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon, Library of Congress, is now accepting applications for the Swann Fellowship for the 2007-2008 academic year. Annual award of $15,000 to support scholarly graduate research in caricature and cartoon. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited M.A. or Ph.D program in a university in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2007. Access guidelines and application at:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html
Contact Martha Kennedy with questions at 202/707-9115 or email swann@loc.gov
My apologies for cross listing.
My sincere thanks for the opportunity to post this notice.
Martha H. Kennedy
Curatorial Assistant for Caricature and Cartoon
Prints and Photographs Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20540-4730
tel.: 202/707-9115; fax: 202/707-6647
The Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon, Library of Congress, is now accepting applications for the Swann Fellowship for the 2007-2008 academic year. Annual award of $15,000 to support scholarly graduate research in caricature and cartoon. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited M.A. or Ph.D program in a university in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2007. Access guidelines and application at:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html
Contact Martha Kennedy with questions at 202/707-9115 or email swann@loc.gov
My apologies for cross listing.
My sincere thanks for the opportunity to post this notice.
Martha H. Kennedy
Curatorial Assistant for Caricature and Cartoon
Prints and Photographs Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20540-4730
tel.: 202/707-9115; fax: 202/707-6647
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Oct 23 7:30 pm - Simpson's voice Harry Shearer
Shearer's appearing to read and sign his first novel, Not Enough Indians at Barnes & Nobles - Georgetown, 2040 M St, NW, 202-965-9880. In my experiences, authors will read from what they're promoting now, but are usually pleased to answer questions about their other works.
Also in the weekend's papers
The Oct 21&22 Examiner had a review of the Kal exhibit at Strathmore in Bethesda. They also had the Spider-Man Collectible Series vol. 10, which is a bit of Amazing Spider-Man #5.
The Friday Post Weekend section had a review of Aardman Animation's Creature Comforts. The Sunday Source had a review of Bill Willingham's new Fables hardcover from DC Comics.
The Friday Post Weekend section had a review of Aardman Animation's Creature Comforts. The Sunday Source had a review of Bill Willingham's new Fables hardcover from DC Comics.
Oct 22 - Howard Pyle exhibit
The Post is reporting that a Howard Pyle exhibit opened in a fortified DC building -
Howard Pyle, the First Action Hero
Scholars Dismiss Him, but the Illustrator Cast a Big Shadow on the Art World
By Paul Richard
Special to The Washington Post
Sunday, October 22, 2006; Page N02
While not a cartoonist, Pyle definitely influenced them as well as the filmmakers that Richard mentions.
Howard Pyle, the First Action Hero
Scholars Dismiss Him, but the Illustrator Cast a Big Shadow on the Art World
By Paul Richard
Special to The Washington Post
Sunday, October 22, 2006; Page N02
While not a cartoonist, Pyle definitely influenced them as well as the filmmakers that Richard mentions.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Oct 23 12 noon - Weingarten online chat about Doonesbury article
The Post's website tells us:
Revealing more about himself than he ever has, "Doonesbury" creator Garry Trudeau gives us tantalizing clues about what's behind his venerable comic strip's recent burst of genius, and pain.
In this week's Washington Post Magazine, Gene Weingarten profiles the publicity-shy Trudeau, who with his strip's searing storyline of an Iraq War amputee, is getting new attention.
Today, Weingarten will be online fielding questions and comments.
Revealing more about himself than he ever has, "Doonesbury" creator Garry Trudeau gives us tantalizing clues about what's behind his venerable comic strip's recent burst of genius, and pain.
In this week's Washington Post Magazine, Gene Weingarten profiles the publicity-shy Trudeau, who with his strip's searing storyline of an Iraq War amputee, is getting new attention.
Today, Weingarten will be online fielding questions and comments.
Oct 22 - Doonesbury article in Washington Post Magazine
A very long article on Doonesbury and Trudeau's response to the current war will be appearing in tomorrow's magazine. Those of us who get the Sunday paper delivered at home have it already, and the article's already online as well.
The citation for those keeping track:
Weingarten, Gene. 2006.
Doonesbury's War: Revealing more about himself than he ever has, Garry Trudeau gives us tantalizing clues about what's behind his venerable comic strip's recent burst of genius, and pain.
Washington Post Magazine (October 22): 14.
The citation for those keeping track:
Weingarten, Gene. 2006.
Doonesbury's War: Revealing more about himself than he ever has, Garry Trudeau gives us tantalizing clues about what's behind his venerable comic strip's recent burst of genius, and pain.
Washington Post Magazine (October 22): 14.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Article - Lanham, MD cartoonist Corey Thomas gets syndicated
The Washington Post ran his strip as a replacement for Boondocks for a few weeks as they apparently feel that they need another minority strip. Actually, Watch Your Head was well done and I enjoyed it. Corey Thomas was profiled in yesterday's Montgomery Gazette -
Lanham cartoonist goes national: ‘Watch Your Head,’ Cory Thomas’ comic strip, wins syndication.
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006
by Brooke N. Garner
Lanham cartoonist goes national: ‘Watch Your Head,’ Cory Thomas’ comic strip, wins syndication.
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006
by Brooke N. Garner
Oct 20 7 pm - Animated films at National Archives
Tonight at 7 pm at the National Archives at 7th and Constitution, NW, films from Selling Democracy - Films of the Marshall Plan, 1948-1953 will be shown for free. Two are cartoons:
Shoemaker and the Hatter, The* A prize-winning cartoon made by the same husband and wife team that later turned Orwell’s Animal Farm into a classic of animated storytelling. Two neighbors, a shoemaker and a hatter, argue about how best to recover their livelihoods after the war. The hatter believes in producing few hats at a high profit per hat, protected by tariff. The shoemaker sees the need for lots of shoes. He wants to lower their cost through mass production and make his profit through export and free trade. After many adventures, the shoemaker eventually proves that free trade can bring prosperity to them both. Since the free trade vs. protectionism argument is still in today’s headlines, the film is as fresh as ever. One of the most popular Marshall Plan films, it was shown in eleven language versions in movie houses throughout Western Europe. Produced by John Halas and Joy Batchelor Ltd, London, for ECA, supervised by Philip Stapp. 16 min, 1950.
Without Fear. This British-made animated film addresses Europe’s condition five years after the war, and speculates about the continent’s future. Hemsing stated that anyone seeking insights into the Europeans’ hopes, fears and emotions during the period of the Cold War would find this flawed, but powerful, film revealing. Even as the world grows smaller, Europe remains split. West Europeans can either heed the siren song from the East — unity but without liberty — or work for a more prosperous, more just society. The preachy narration is matched by the strong images—a tide of Technicolor red engulfing all of Europe. Students of propaganda technique will be well rewarded. Director Peter Sachs, script Allan Mackinnon, production supervision Philip Stapp, W. M. Larkins Studio, with Producers Guild, London, for ECA. Color, 15 min, 1951.
For more information see http://www.sellingdemocracy.org/ or http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2006/nr06-131.html
Shoemaker and the Hatter, The* A prize-winning cartoon made by the same husband and wife team that later turned Orwell’s Animal Farm into a classic of animated storytelling. Two neighbors, a shoemaker and a hatter, argue about how best to recover their livelihoods after the war. The hatter believes in producing few hats at a high profit per hat, protected by tariff. The shoemaker sees the need for lots of shoes. He wants to lower their cost through mass production and make his profit through export and free trade. After many adventures, the shoemaker eventually proves that free trade can bring prosperity to them both. Since the free trade vs. protectionism argument is still in today’s headlines, the film is as fresh as ever. One of the most popular Marshall Plan films, it was shown in eleven language versions in movie houses throughout Western Europe. Produced by John Halas and Joy Batchelor Ltd, London, for ECA, supervised by Philip Stapp. 16 min, 1950.
Without Fear. This British-made animated film addresses Europe’s condition five years after the war, and speculates about the continent’s future. Hemsing stated that anyone seeking insights into the Europeans’ hopes, fears and emotions during the period of the Cold War would find this flawed, but powerful, film revealing. Even as the world grows smaller, Europe remains split. West Europeans can either heed the siren song from the East — unity but without liberty — or work for a more prosperous, more just society. The preachy narration is matched by the strong images—a tide of Technicolor red engulfing all of Europe. Students of propaganda technique will be well rewarded. Director Peter Sachs, script Allan Mackinnon, production supervision Philip Stapp, W. M. Larkins Studio, with Producers Guild, London, for ECA. Color, 15 min, 1951.
For more information see http://www.sellingdemocracy.org/ or http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2006/nr06-131.html
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Oct 19 - Exhibit - Simplicissimus open late tonight
This is a great exhibit and it's cartoonists you're not likely to see anywhere else.
Simplicissimus and the Empire: 1896-1914
Tonight, Thursday, October 19, 6 - 8 pm
Exhibit
View caricatures from Simplicissimus, one of the earliest and most significant of the late nineteenth-century satirical periodicals that nurtured and embodied the developing spirit of Expressionism in Germany.
Gallery hours: M-Th 9-5; F 9-3; closing October
Simplicissimus and the Empire: 1896-1914
Tonight, Thursday, October 19, 6 - 8 pm
Exhibit
View caricatures from Simplicissimus, one of the earliest and most significant of the late nineteenth-century satirical periodicals that nurtured and embodied the developing spirit of Expressionism in Germany.
Gallery hours: M-Th 9-5; F 9-3; closing October
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Oct 19 - Auction: Cartoons and Cocktails
'Cartoons & Cocktails' to Benefit D.C. Youth and International Cartoonists
10/17/2006 11:51:00 AM
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=74454
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
Contact: Jean Caplanis of the Newseum, 703-284-3593, jcaplanis@newseum.org
News Advisory:
WHAT: Cartoons & Cocktails, D.C.'s largest auction of original political cartoons by the nation's top cartoonists. News personalities will auction dozens of cartoons, while guests enjoy an open bar, tapas and dessert buffet. More than 200 cartoons will be available through live and silent auctions.
WHO:
Mike Luckovich, honorary chairman, Cartoons & Cocktails 2006, and 2006 Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, The Atlanta Journal- Constitution
Jonathan D. Salant, co-chairman and president, National Press Club
Auctioneers to Include:
Dorothy Gilliam, Prime Movers
Sari Horowitz, The Washington Post
Kal Kallagher, The Economist
Carol Knopes, Radio and Television News Directors Foundation
Dave Marash, Al Jazeera International
Joan Mower, Voice of America, Broadcasting Board of Governors
Joe Pett, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
Mark Plotkin, WTOP News Radio
Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 19
Silent auction begins at 6 p.m.
Live auction begins at 7 p.m.
WHERE: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W., 13th Floor Washington, D.C.
Admission: This event is open to the public. Tickets are $50 and will be available at the door or can be charged by calling the National Press Club's ticket hotline (202-662-7501) in advance.
BACKGROUND: This year's program marks the 19th annual Cartoons & Cocktails auction. This sale of original editorial cartoon art from across the country and beyond will benefit Young D.C., the independent newspaper by and for D.C., Maryland and Virginia teens, and the Cartoonists Rights Network, an organization dedicated to assisting international editorial cartoonists who face threats, imprisonment or death for their commentary. Proceeds also will fund the National Press Club's Ellen Masin Persina Scholarship for Minorities in Journalism and the national Young D.C. scholarship for an aspiring editorial cartoonist. For more information, visit http://www.cartoonsandcocktails.org.
Media: Media who would like to cover this event are asked to contact Jean Caplanis at 703-284-3593 or jcaplanis@newseum.org. No admission charge for covering media.
http://www.usnewswire.com/
10/17/2006 11:51:00 AM
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=74454
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
Contact: Jean Caplanis of the Newseum, 703-284-3593, jcaplanis@newseum.org
News Advisory:
WHAT: Cartoons & Cocktails, D.C.'s largest auction of original political cartoons by the nation's top cartoonists. News personalities will auction dozens of cartoons, while guests enjoy an open bar, tapas and dessert buffet. More than 200 cartoons will be available through live and silent auctions.
WHO:
Mike Luckovich, honorary chairman, Cartoons & Cocktails 2006, and 2006 Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, The Atlanta Journal- Constitution
Jonathan D. Salant, co-chairman and president, National Press Club
Auctioneers to Include:
Dorothy Gilliam, Prime Movers
Sari Horowitz, The Washington Post
Kal Kallagher, The Economist
Carol Knopes, Radio and Television News Directors Foundation
Dave Marash, Al Jazeera International
Joan Mower, Voice of America, Broadcasting Board of Governors
Joe Pett, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
Mark Plotkin, WTOP News Radio
Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 19
Silent auction begins at 6 p.m.
Live auction begins at 7 p.m.
WHERE: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W., 13th Floor Washington, D.C.
Admission: This event is open to the public. Tickets are $50 and will be available at the door or can be charged by calling the National Press Club's ticket hotline (202-662-7501) in advance.
BACKGROUND: This year's program marks the 19th annual Cartoons & Cocktails auction. This sale of original editorial cartoon art from across the country and beyond will benefit Young D.C., the independent newspaper by and for D.C., Maryland and Virginia teens, and the Cartoonists Rights Network, an organization dedicated to assisting international editorial cartoonists who face threats, imprisonment or death for their commentary. Proceeds also will fund the National Press Club's Ellen Masin Persina Scholarship for Minorities in Journalism and the national Young D.C. scholarship for an aspiring editorial cartoonist. For more information, visit http://www.cartoonsandcocktails.org.
Media: Media who would like to cover this event are asked to contact Jean Caplanis at 703-284-3593 or jcaplanis@newseum.org. No admission charge for covering media.
http://www.usnewswire.com/
Oct 18 - Articles in the Examiner
I haven't mentioned it before but every Wednesday, the Examiner runs a brief "New Comic Book Releases" column by Brian Truitt. Unfortunately, it's no longer online so you have to pick up the paper.
Also in today's issue is:
Dufour, Jeff and Patrick Gavin. 2006.
Will The Palm erase Foley's face?; If politicians could travel back in time [caricature; Physics of Superheroes].
Washington Examiner (October 18): 6
Also in today's issue is:
Dufour, Jeff and Patrick Gavin. 2006.
Will The Palm erase Foley's face?; If politicians could travel back in time [caricature; Physics of Superheroes].
Washington Examiner (October 18): 6
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
SPX report at Publisher's Weekly
Wolk, Douglas. 2006.
Graphic Novel Time at SPX 2006.
PW Comics Week (October 17): http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6381905.html?nid=2789
Ok, go read that and then come back.
I'm not sure if I agree with Wolk here - most of the 'graphic novels' he mentioned are by major writers (Moore's From Hell), actually something else (Brunetti's Yale anthology or Jansson's Moomins), or year's old (Veitch's Abraxas, originally in Marvel's Epic magazine; I'm glad he's got it back into print).
Still, there was a lot of youthful energy at this show, and perhaps we'll be hearing from some new names in the next few years.
Graphic Novel Time at SPX 2006.
PW Comics Week (October 17): http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6381905.html?nid=2789
Ok, go read that and then come back.
I'm not sure if I agree with Wolk here - most of the 'graphic novels' he mentioned are by major writers (Moore's From Hell), actually something else (Brunetti's Yale anthology or Jansson's Moomins), or year's old (Veitch's Abraxas, originally in Marvel's Epic magazine; I'm glad he's got it back into print).
Still, there was a lot of youthful energy at this show, and perhaps we'll be hearing from some new names in the next few years.
ICAF and SPX followup - Bart Beaty opines
My friend Bart renders his opinion at the Comics Reporter in First Person: Bart Beaty Reports on ICAF and SPX, 2006.
Bart and I don't always agree on things, but I do think his take is pretty good on both events. Personally, I'd still like to see ICAF engage a wider public - there's been, as you can see here, a lot of interest in comics in DC lately. I've learned a lot by attending ICAF over the years, and even when every paper doesn't engage or interest me, I still enjoy the Festival (now a Forum according to rumor).
I did speak to a non-comics reading colleague at work today and was suprised to find that she had gone to SPX on Saturday morning. Although she bought more t-shirts than comics, she's a trained medical illustrator and enjoyed the Con as a casual visitor.
Unfortunately both events were scheduled by coincidence for the same weekend - Bart says that's the only way he'll pay over $1000 to come down from Canada and I can't argue with that logic. But I'm sorry that I had to miss events that I would have liked to have seen in both cons.
For those who would like to see more commentary about SPX, Tom Spurgeon's gathered up links at Collective Memory: Small Press Expo 2006.
Bart and I don't always agree on things, but I do think his take is pretty good on both events. Personally, I'd still like to see ICAF engage a wider public - there's been, as you can see here, a lot of interest in comics in DC lately. I've learned a lot by attending ICAF over the years, and even when every paper doesn't engage or interest me, I still enjoy the Festival (now a Forum according to rumor).
I did speak to a non-comics reading colleague at work today and was suprised to find that she had gone to SPX on Saturday morning. Although she bought more t-shirts than comics, she's a trained medical illustrator and enjoyed the Con as a casual visitor.
Unfortunately both events were scheduled by coincidence for the same weekend - Bart says that's the only way he'll pay over $1000 to come down from Canada and I can't argue with that logic. But I'm sorry that I had to miss events that I would have liked to have seen in both cons.
For those who would like to see more commentary about SPX, Tom Spurgeon's gathered up links at Collective Memory: Small Press Expo 2006.
Ann Telnaes at United Nations
This one's late, but here's a press release on Cartooning for Peace The Responsibility of Political Cartoonists? Washington's Ann Telnaes, a very excellent cartoonist, and good speaker appeared.
The reason I'm still posting it is that webcasts of at least three sessions are available. Click here and go down to 16 October 06. There's a morning and afternoon session and a press conference with Plantu, the French cartoonist. Speaking of DC, he spoke at the Library of Congress a couple of years ago. You can see Ann Telnaes making remarks at the afternoon session at 1:14:50 for example.
Venue
United Natons Headquarters in New York
16 October 2006
10:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Conference Room 2
The fifth seminar in the Unlearning Intolerance seminar series of the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), entitled "Cartooning for Peace: The Responsibility of Political Cartoonists?", will explore the rights, roles and responsibilities of political cartoonists in promoting peace issues.
The anger and divisiveness engendered by the publication of the caricature of Prophet Mohammed and the recent controversial exhibit on the Holocaust suggest both a sense of the power and of the necessity of responsibility in the art of cartooning. The choice of this particular topic at the present time will, we hope, offer another opportunity for the United Nations to be a forum where difficult, but necessary, questions are raised and addressed, not only to suggest answers but to spur non-confrontational thought, debate, and enquiry.
The Department of Public Information is grateful for the generous contribution of
Emory University's Claus M. Halle Institute for Global Learning
in support of this Unlearning Intolerance Seminar.
The seminar will be webcast live at www.un.org/webcast
Welcoming Remarks
Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Shashi Tharoor
Opening Statement
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Keynote Address
French cartoonist Jean Plantu, at Le Monde since 1972
Invited Participants
Jean Plantu, France
Hussein Moustafa, Egypt
Michel Kichka, Israel
Baha Boukhari, Palestine
Hassan Karimzadeh, Iran
Norio Yamanoi, Japan
Liza Donnelly, US
Ranan Lurie, US
Carsten Graabæk, Denmark
Cintia Bolio, Mexico
Godfrey Amon Mwampembwa (Gado), Kenya
Ann Telnaes, US
Mike Luckovich, US
Jeff Danziger, US
Programme
Registration
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
United Nations lobby, First Avenue at 46th Street
Welcoming Remarks by Under-Secretary-General Shashi Tharoor
10:05 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Opening Statement by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan
10:10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Keynote Speech by Jean Plantu
10:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Morning Panel
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Should the Cartoonist Educate?
(The Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information to open and moderate the panel discussion)
Question and Answer Session
11:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Open discussion between and among the panelists, discussants and the audience
Break
12:25 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon Panel
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Should Responsibilities Abridge Rights?
(The Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information to open and moderate the panel discussion)
Question and Answer Session
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Open discussion between and among the panelists, discussants and the audience
Closing remarks
5:30 p.m - 5:45 p.m.
Under-Secretary-General Shashi Tharoor and Dr. Holli A. Semetko, Director of Emory University's
The Claus M. Halle Institute for Global Learning
The seminar will be webcast live at: www.un.org/webcast
Cartoooning for Peace Exhibit:
In conjunction with the Seminar, an exhibit, organized by the Outreach Division and the United Nations Regional Information Centre (Brussels) of the Department of Public Information, in association with Salon international du dessin de presse et d'humour de Saint-Just-le-Martel, showcases the work of cartoonists from Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Palestine, Switzerland and the United States. It may be viewed in the Visitors Lobby.
To Attend:
The seminar is open to members of the public, non-governmental organizations and media representatives who register in advance. Those in possession of a valid UN grounds pass, such as delegations of Member States, UN-affiliated non-governmental organizations and media representatives need not register. Registration is free for the public.
Registration & ID pickup:
UN Visitors Lobby. Enter at First Avenue and 46th Street.
To register, please write, providing your name and affiliation, to:
Jose Rene Tanoy, Academic Initiative Section, Civil Society Service, Outreach Division, DPI
E-Mail: tanoy@un.org; tel.: 1-917-367-9326; fax: 1-917-367-6075
For media accreditation, please visit: www.un.org/media/accreditation/index.htm:
Mr. Gary Fowlie, Chief, Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit, United Nations Headquarters, Room S-250, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 1-212-963-6937; fax: 1-212-963-4642
More information about the Unlearning Intolerance seminar series can be found on the UN Chronicle Online at www.un.org/chronicle. The UN Chronicle print edition is published by the Department of Public Information in English and French. It is not an official record; the views expressed in individual articles do not necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
To subscribe to the magazine, contact UN Publications at publications@un.org or call (800) 253-9646, or go to www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/order.htm for details on a special Internet offer of US$10 per year.
The reason I'm still posting it is that webcasts of at least three sessions are available. Click here and go down to 16 October 06. There's a morning and afternoon session and a press conference with Plantu, the French cartoonist. Speaking of DC, he spoke at the Library of Congress a couple of years ago. You can see Ann Telnaes making remarks at the afternoon session at 1:14:50 for example.
Venue
United Natons Headquarters in New York
16 October 2006
10:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Conference Room 2
The fifth seminar in the Unlearning Intolerance seminar series of the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), entitled "Cartooning for Peace: The Responsibility of Political Cartoonists?", will explore the rights, roles and responsibilities of political cartoonists in promoting peace issues.
The anger and divisiveness engendered by the publication of the caricature of Prophet Mohammed and the recent controversial exhibit on the Holocaust suggest both a sense of the power and of the necessity of responsibility in the art of cartooning. The choice of this particular topic at the present time will, we hope, offer another opportunity for the United Nations to be a forum where difficult, but necessary, questions are raised and addressed, not only to suggest answers but to spur non-confrontational thought, debate, and enquiry.
The Department of Public Information is grateful for the generous contribution of
Emory University's Claus M. Halle Institute for Global Learning
in support of this Unlearning Intolerance Seminar.
The seminar will be webcast live at www.un.org/webcast
Welcoming Remarks
Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Shashi Tharoor
Opening Statement
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Keynote Address
French cartoonist Jean Plantu, at Le Monde since 1972
Invited Participants
Jean Plantu, France
Hussein Moustafa, Egypt
Michel Kichka, Israel
Baha Boukhari, Palestine
Hassan Karimzadeh, Iran
Norio Yamanoi, Japan
Liza Donnelly, US
Ranan Lurie, US
Carsten Graabæk, Denmark
Cintia Bolio, Mexico
Godfrey Amon Mwampembwa (Gado), Kenya
Ann Telnaes, US
Mike Luckovich, US
Jeff Danziger, US
Programme
Registration
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
United Nations lobby, First Avenue at 46th Street
Welcoming Remarks by Under-Secretary-General Shashi Tharoor
10:05 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Opening Statement by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan
10:10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Keynote Speech by Jean Plantu
10:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Morning Panel
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Should the Cartoonist Educate?
(The Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information to open and moderate the panel discussion)
Question and Answer Session
11:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Open discussion between and among the panelists, discussants and the audience
Break
12:25 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon Panel
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Should Responsibilities Abridge Rights?
(The Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information to open and moderate the panel discussion)
Question and Answer Session
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Open discussion between and among the panelists, discussants and the audience
Closing remarks
5:30 p.m - 5:45 p.m.
Under-Secretary-General Shashi Tharoor and Dr. Holli A. Semetko, Director of Emory University's
The Claus M. Halle Institute for Global Learning
The seminar will be webcast live at: www.un.org/webcast
Cartoooning for Peace Exhibit:
In conjunction with the Seminar, an exhibit, organized by the Outreach Division and the United Nations Regional Information Centre (Brussels) of the Department of Public Information, in association with Salon international du dessin de presse et d'humour de Saint-Just-le-Martel, showcases the work of cartoonists from Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Palestine, Switzerland and the United States. It may be viewed in the Visitors Lobby.
To Attend:
The seminar is open to members of the public, non-governmental organizations and media representatives who register in advance. Those in possession of a valid UN grounds pass, such as delegations of Member States, UN-affiliated non-governmental organizations and media representatives need not register. Registration is free for the public.
Registration & ID pickup:
UN Visitors Lobby. Enter at First Avenue and 46th Street.
To register, please write, providing your name and affiliation, to:
Jose Rene Tanoy, Academic Initiative Section, Civil Society Service, Outreach Division, DPI
E-Mail: tanoy@un.org; tel.: 1-917-367-9326; fax: 1-917-367-6075
For media accreditation, please visit: www.un.org/media/accreditation/index.htm:
Mr. Gary Fowlie, Chief, Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit, United Nations Headquarters, Room S-250, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 1-212-963-6937; fax: 1-212-963-4642
More information about the Unlearning Intolerance seminar series can be found on the UN Chronicle Online at www.un.org/chronicle. The UN Chronicle print edition is published by the Department of Public Information in English and French. It is not an official record; the views expressed in individual articles do not necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
To subscribe to the magazine, contact UN Publications at publications@un.org or call (800) 253-9646, or go to www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/order.htm for details on a special Internet offer of US$10 per year.
Oct 17 - Fables article in Express
Scott Rosenberg has an article on Bill Willingham's Fables from DC / Vertigo on p. 22 of today's Express. That's the Washington Post spin-off in the yellow boxes. Fables is about what happens to fairy tales after they're driven from their homelands by an occupying army and move into New York. It's good.
Monday, October 16, 2006
PR - Cartoon America book goes with Library of Congress exhibit
October 16, 2006
Press contact: Audrey Fischer (202) 707-0022, afis@loc.gov
Lisa Sherman-Cohen, Harry N. Abrams Inc. (212) 519-1202,
lsherman@hnabooks.com
COMIC ART IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IS SUBJECT OF NEW BOOK
“Cartoon America” to Be Published in Conjunction with Art Wood Exhibition
“Cartoon America: Comic Art in the Library of Congress” will be published next month by the Library of Congress in association with Harry N. Abrams. Published in conjunction with the Library of Congress’ exhibition of original art from the collection of J. Arthur Wood Jr., “Cartoon America” is a treasure trove for scholars and enthusiasts of this distinctly American art form.
“The Library of Congress began to collect and preserve cartoons and caricatures within decades of its founding in 1800, recognizing their value as vehicles of social and political commentary and as original works of art,” said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. “As a result, the Library has amassed one of the greatest collections of original cartoon art – a cornucopia of cartoon treasures and creative genius drawn from the American past.”
Edited by Harry Katz, former head curator of the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division, “Cartoon America” celebrates 250 years of American cartooning with examples of original works by the most accomplished creators in the history of comic illustration, including Thomas Nast, Charles Schultz, Jules Feiffer, Rube Goldberg and many others. With accompanying essays written exclusively for this volume by such luminaries as John Updike, Art Spiegelman and Chris Ware, “Cartoon America” includes many firsts and one-of-a-kinds, including cels from Walt Disney Productions and Hanna-Barbera, vintage editorial cartoons, award-winning drawings, magazine illustrations and much more.
The book is a companion volume to the exhibition titled “Cartoon America: Highlights from the Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature,” which will be on display from Nov. 2, 2006, through Jan. 27, 2007, in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building. The exhibition will feature 100 masterworks from Wood’s collection of more than 36,000 original cartoons drawings, which are housed in the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division.
“Cartoon America,” a 324-page hardcover book featuring 275 full-color illustrations, is available for $50 in bookstores nationwide and the Library of Congress Sales Shop, Washington, DC 20540-4985. Credit card orders are taken at (888) 682-3557. Online orders can be placed at www.loc.gov/shop.
# # #
PR 06-196
10/16/06
ISSN 0731-3527
Press contact: Audrey Fischer (202) 707-0022, afis@loc.gov
Lisa Sherman-Cohen, Harry N. Abrams Inc. (212) 519-1202,
lsherman@hnabooks.com
COMIC ART IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IS SUBJECT OF NEW BOOK
“Cartoon America” to Be Published in Conjunction with Art Wood Exhibition
“Cartoon America: Comic Art in the Library of Congress” will be published next month by the Library of Congress in association with Harry N. Abrams. Published in conjunction with the Library of Congress’ exhibition of original art from the collection of J. Arthur Wood Jr., “Cartoon America” is a treasure trove for scholars and enthusiasts of this distinctly American art form.
“The Library of Congress began to collect and preserve cartoons and caricatures within decades of its founding in 1800, recognizing their value as vehicles of social and political commentary and as original works of art,” said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. “As a result, the Library has amassed one of the greatest collections of original cartoon art – a cornucopia of cartoon treasures and creative genius drawn from the American past.”
Edited by Harry Katz, former head curator of the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division, “Cartoon America” celebrates 250 years of American cartooning with examples of original works by the most accomplished creators in the history of comic illustration, including Thomas Nast, Charles Schultz, Jules Feiffer, Rube Goldberg and many others. With accompanying essays written exclusively for this volume by such luminaries as John Updike, Art Spiegelman and Chris Ware, “Cartoon America” includes many firsts and one-of-a-kinds, including cels from Walt Disney Productions and Hanna-Barbera, vintage editorial cartoons, award-winning drawings, magazine illustrations and much more.
The book is a companion volume to the exhibition titled “Cartoon America: Highlights from the Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature,” which will be on display from Nov. 2, 2006, through Jan. 27, 2007, in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building. The exhibition will feature 100 masterworks from Wood’s collection of more than 36,000 original cartoons drawings, which are housed in the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division.
“Cartoon America,” a 324-page hardcover book featuring 275 full-color illustrations, is available for $50 in bookstores nationwide and the Library of Congress Sales Shop, Washington, DC 20540-4985. Credit card orders are taken at (888) 682-3557. Online orders can be placed at www.loc.gov/shop.
# # #
PR 06-196
10/16/06
ISSN 0731-3527
Oct 17 - Physics of Superheroes at Library of Congress
It's not too often that I get an email from a physics librarian, but Margaret of the LoC would like to invite us to hear a comics-related lecture. I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it, although I've got his book sitting in my briefcase, just in case.
On Tuesday, October 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the West Dining Room of the James Madison Building at the Library of Congress: Dr. James Kakalios will speak on "The Physics of Superheroes." The event is co-sponsored by the Science, Technology & Business Division and the Serial and Government Publications Division.
Dr. Kakalios is a professor in the School of of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota, where he has taught since 1988; his class "Everything I Needed to Know About Physics I Learned From Reading Comic Books," is a popular freshman seminar. He is the author of "The Physics of Superheroes" (Gotham Books, 2005), and copies of the book will be available for purchase at this event. The book explores everything from energy to thermodynamics, to quantum mechanics, to solid state physics, and Kakalios relates the physics in comic books to such real-world applications as automobile airbags, microwave ovens, and transistors.
A display of selected comic books from the Library's collection will also be featured at this event. For more information please contact the ST&B Division at 202-707-5664.
The book will be on sale and Dr. Kakalios will be available for signing after the talk.
On Tuesday, October 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the West Dining Room of the James Madison Building at the Library of Congress: Dr. James Kakalios will speak on "The Physics of Superheroes." The event is co-sponsored by the Science, Technology & Business Division and the Serial and Government Publications Division.
Dr. Kakalios is a professor in the School of of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota, where he has taught since 1988; his class "Everything I Needed to Know About Physics I Learned From Reading Comic Books," is a popular freshman seminar. He is the author of "The Physics of Superheroes" (Gotham Books, 2005), and copies of the book will be available for purchase at this event. The book explores everything from energy to thermodynamics, to quantum mechanics, to solid state physics, and Kakalios relates the physics in comic books to such real-world applications as automobile airbags, microwave ovens, and transistors.
A display of selected comic books from the Library's collection will also be featured at this event. For more information please contact the ST&B Division at 202-707-5664.
The book will be on sale and Dr. Kakalios will be available for signing after the talk.
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