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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
May 2: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at Fantom Comics
Tomorrow, April 30: Signe Wilkinson and Ann Telnaes Discuss Political Cartooning
NEWS from the LIBRARY of CONGRESS
April 10, 2015
Public contact: Martha H. Kennedy (202) 707-9115, mkenn@loc.gov
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov
Cartoonists Signe Wilkinson and Ann Telnaes Discuss
Political Cartooning in Today's World
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists Signe Wilkinson and Ann Telnaes will share their perspectives on the art of political cartooning and show examples of their own cartoons, in a panel discussion at the Library of Congress.
The program, "'That's Not Funny!': Signe Wilkinson and Ann Telnaes on Cartooning in a Charlie Hebdo World," will start at noon on Thursday, April 30, in Dining Room A on the sixth floor of the Library's James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are needed.
Wilkinson and Telnaes will address several topics that currently affect a political cartoonist's approach to his or her work. The panel will be moderated by Martha H. Kennedy, curator of popular and applied graphic art in the Prints and Photographs Division at the Library of Congress.
Each cartoonist will be asked to describe her initial reaction to the murders of five cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris on Jan. 7, 2015, and her responses in cartoon and other formats. Wilkinson and Telnaes will share their perceptions about collective responses to the events from the cartooning community.
The broader, related issue of exercising freedom of expression in the art of cartooning also will be discussed by the cartoonists. Both will show, and comment on, their own cartoons that have triggered controversy and aroused strong negative and/or positive responses.
Wilkinson is the editorial cartoonist for The Philadelphia Daily News and Telnaes creates animated editorial cartoons and a blog of print cartoons, animated gifs and sketches for The Washington Post. The only women so far to have won the Pulitzer Prize for their political cartoons, each also has won many other prestigious awards in the field. They are among a small number of women who pursue political cartooning as their main professional focus. Both will comment on their own experiences as women in a cartoon specialty heavily dominated by men.
The program, co-sponsored by the Prints and Photographs Division, the Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon and the Interpretive Programs Office, complements the Library of Congress exhibition "Pointing Their Pens: Herblock and Fellow Cartoonists Confront the Issues," which features the editorial cartoons of Herbert L. Block (1909-2001) shown alongside the work of his contemporaries over four decades. Curated by Sara W. Duke of the Prints and Photographs Division, the exhibition explores the art and expressive power of the editorial cartoon and allows for comparisons of the ways in which cartoonists react to and interpret current events, develop their own distinct visual vocabularies and convey their diverse political opinions. The exhibit is on view through March 19, 2016 in the Graphic Arts Galleries, ground level, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C.
The panel is part of the Swann Foundation's continuing activities to support the study, interpretation, preservation and appreciation of original works of humorous and satiric art by graphic artists from around the world. The foundation's advisory board is comprised of scholars, collectors, cartoonists and Library of Congress staff members. The foundation awards one fellowship annually to assist scholarly research and writing projects in the field of caricature and cartoon. Applications for the 2016-2017 academic year will be due Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. For more information, visit www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swannhome or e-mail swann@loc.gov
The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division holds more than 15 million photographs, drawings and prints from the 15th century to the present day. International in scope, these visual collections represent a uniquely rich array of human experience, knowledge, creativity and achievement, touching on almost every realm of endeavor: science, art, invention, government and political struggle, and the recording of history. For more information, visit www.loc.gov/rr/print/.
The Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and the largest library in the world, holds more than 160 million items in various languages, disciplines and formats. The Library serves the U.S. Congress and the nation both on-site in its reading rooms on Capitol Hill and through its award-winning website at www.loc.gov.
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Free Comic Book Day THIS SATURDAY (May 2) at Cards, Comics & Collectibles!
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Cartoonists will be at the Gaithersburg Book Festival
Gaithersburg Book Festival offers world-class authors in a small-town setting
Style Blog April 28 2015
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/04/28/gaithersburg-book-festival-offers-world-class-authors-in-a-small-town-setting/
Monday, April 27, 2015
Politics and Prose bookstore's summer comics classics
Scribbler's Cabal & Comics Jam (1561/1561T) »
Scribbler's Cabal and Comics Jam (1561/1561T)
At Busboys and Poets in Takoma: August 10 – 12, 10 a.m. to noon
Price:
$105/$75 (10% off for members)
Scribbler's Cabal & Comics Jam is a read-aloud session and drawing free-for-all for ages 8 and up. Like a book club for comic fans, with more emphasis on fun than on analysis. It's less of a How to Draw class than a Why to Draw and How to Keep Enjoying It class, so kids should feel free to bring in their own drawings to share. We'll read and draw comics, discuss each other's work, make up our own characters, draw each other's characters, and have a blast.
Bring pencils or pens, paper, and a love of either comics or drawing—or both!
About the Instructor(s):
A graduate of the drama program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Dave Burbank has worked for the Takoma Park Maryland Library for over 15 years. An illustrator and comics enthusiast, he is the curator of the library's remarkable graphic novel collection (over 3,000 titles) having built it from scratch and read every panel. He teaches a yearly seminar on the History and Importance of Comics to students of the University of Maryland's graduate College of Library and Information Sciences; to Montgomery County Public School media specialists at their In-Service Learning Day; and to various area schools. He has appeared on a panel discussion on "Graphic Novels in Libraries" at the independent comics' premier convention The Small Press Expo (SPX 2011).
As an illustrator and writer he is the creator of the Takoma Park Library's SummerQuest interactive reading game, as well as stacks and stacks of pads full of half-finished comics and fascinating doodles. He keeps an occasional blog on issues relating to comics in libraries at comixtakoma.wordpress.com. A father of three, he lives in suburban Maryland.
Mini-Comics Workshop for Ages 5-7 (1564B/1564T) »
Mini-Comics Workshop for Ages 5-7 (1564T/1564B)
Price:
$40 (10% off for members)
Through the art of creating comics, kids can learn to think and communicate through this visual medium. We'll start with some cave-painting basics, and go from there to develop characters and environments, before eventually turning these exercises into our own mini-comic books.
Kids will also learn that there are various ways to tell stories, all with the goal of depicting their own visual narratives.
About the Instructor(s):
T.R. Logan is a Reuben Award nominated cartoonist, and has been a professional writer/artist for over 30 years, making a living from her words, as well as her pictures. She has been a regular storyteller at Storytalks (Gotham Comedy Club in NYC) for the last two years, and her personal stories have been published in chapter books from a variety of publishers, including the upcoming Dirty Diamonds, an All-Girl Comics Anthology, Her own book of cartoons, The Older I Get, The Less I Care, is available from Andrews McMeel Publishing.
Mini-Comics Workshop for Ages 8-10 (1565B/1565T) »
Mini-Comics Workshop for Ages 8-10 (1565B/1565T)
Price:
$40 (10% off for members)
Through making our own comics, we can learn to think within, and communicate through, the visual medium of comics, with the goal of telling our own (true or fantasy) stories. We'll start with some cave-painting basics, and go from there to develop characters and environments. By the end, the kids will be making their own mini-comic books!
The goal of this workshop is to teach the kids that there are various ways to tell stories, all with the goal of depicting their own visual narrative, where they decide the content, through editing and pictures.
About the Instructor(s):
T.R. Logan is a Reuben Award nominated cartoonist, and has been a professional writer/artist for over 30 years, making a living from her words, as well as her pictures. She has been a regular storyteller at Storytalks (Gotham Comedy Club in NYC) for the last two years, and her personal stories have been published in chapter books from a variety of publishers, including the upcoming Dirty Diamonds, an All-Girl Comics Anthology, Her own book of cartoons, The Older I Get, The Less I Care, is available from Andrews McMeel Publishing.
Four Fridays: July 17, 24, 31, August 7, 6 – 8 p.m.
Price:
$105 (10% off for members)
The medium of graphic novels is a great way to combine words and pictures to tell a story, and can bring a personal memoir to life.
The class will delve into the ways the graphic novel can be an advantageous medium for writers exploring difficult themes. For instance, Ellen Forney uses humor in her work Marbles to depict her struggles in identifying and coping with bipolar disorder, whereas Marjane Sartrapi relies on the visual aspect of the narrative to make the political more personal in Persepolis, which is a moving depiction of the Iranian revolution. Graphic novel basics will also be covered, as well as how to put your own stories down in a way which will capture your readers' imaginations.
Suggested Reading:
Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi
Marbles, Ellen Forney
About the Instructor(s):
T.R. Logan is a Reuben Award nominated cartoonist, and has been a professional writer/artist for over 30 years, making a living from her words, as well as her pictures. She has been a regular storyteller at Storytalks (Gotham Comedy Club in NYC) for the last two years, and her personal stories have been published in chapter books from a variety of publishers, including the upcoming Dirty Diamonds, an All-Girl Comics Anthology. Her own book of cartoons, The Older I Get, The Less I Care, is available from Andrews McMeel Publishing.
April 29-30: Jay Hosler at Politics and Prose and Takoma Park library
Wednesday, April 29, 10:30 a.m.
Entomologist
Hosler’s action-packed graphic novel depicts the tale of Lucy, a
curious and tenacious scientist, who happens to be a beetle. She leaves
New Coleopolis, her urban home at the edge of a vast desert in the
protective shade of a palm tree, to discover something new about the
world. With a team of researchers, consisting of a firefly, a stag
beetle, and a variety of kin at her side, Lucy’s quest is rendered in
sweeping pen and ink illustrations and filled with information on the
scientific method and its applications. Ages 10 – 14
5015 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, D.C.DC20008
Graphic Novelist Jay Hosler Takoma Park Maryland Library
Graphic Novelist Jay Hosler Takoma Park Maryland Library
Thursday, Apr. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Graphic
novelist Jay Hosler will present his newest book, "Last of the
Sandwalkers," on Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Hosler, who teaches
biology at Juniata College in Pennsylvania, is known for his unique
blend of science and comics. Politics & Prose will be selling copies
of Hosler's books, but the program is free and no purchase is required
to attend.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Democracy IS 'Disorderly'!"
Democracy IS Disorderly!
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=1700
This past week, at a Congressional Oversight (plantation masters) Committee meeting about to overturn a DC local law, my long-time BBF, comrade and DC freedom fighter Adam Eidinger was snatched from his seat by police, hustled out of the hall and placed under arrest. The charge is, for all intents and purposes, Giving A Dirty Look To A Politician -- not joining an organized disruption, or jumping up during the proceedings -- nothing conventionally "disorderly", but basically just being there, with his Phrygian Cap and throwing a quick side-eye at DC's new plantation overseer.
And so, it's in honor and solidarity that I present this portrait of Adam, on the occasion of this bizarre and disturbing arrest.
"House Republicans Descend To New Lows", Huffington Post Politics 04.23.15
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-frydl/gop-potentates-house-republicans_b_7119864.html
"Jason Chaffetz Will Be DC's New Boss In Congress", Washingtonian 11.19.14
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/politics/jason-chaffetz-will-be-dcs-new-boss-in-congress.php
Adam Eidinger on Twitter
https://twitter.com/aeidinger
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Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Fantastic Forum Visit to Cartoon Art Museum
Fantastic Forum Visit to Cartoon Art Museum
Apr 24, 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbGBhL00h9o&feature=youtu.be
Special Correspondent Daphne O'Neal tours Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 1987 with an endowment from Peanuts creator Charles M. Schultz, the museum is only one in the western US devoted to the preservation and exhibition of cartoon art in all its forms. Boasting a permanent collection of 6,000 original works the museum also features a complete research/library facility. Cartoon Art Museum has been in existence for over 29 years and has produced over 100 exhibitions and 20 publications examining the diversity of cartoon art in comics, graphic novels, book illustration, animation and more.
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