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January
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18:00 PM
America/New_York
Comic Strip Centennial 1995 Calendar of Events
The Centennial of The American
Newspaper Comic Strip
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
CARTOON, GRAPHIC, AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS RESEARCH LIBRARY
1995 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
EXHIBITIONS
Before the Yellow Kid: Precursors of the Comic Strip
This exhibition traces the roots of the newspaper comic
strip in English and American broadsides and humor
magazines. Work by Paul Revere, James Gillray, William
Hogarth and many others will be displayed along with
examples of R.F. Outcault's famed Yellow Kid. Free.
Jan. 9-April 21, 1995
Cartoon, Graphic, and Photographic Arts Research
Library, The Ohio State University, 023L Wexner, 27 W. 17th
Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210.
A Salute to Miss Lace: Milton Caniff's World War II Comic
Strip "Male Call"
Milton Caniff created "Male Call" especially for the
armed forces and it was an enormous favorite with enlisted
men around the world. "A Salute-" is the first exhibition
devoted exclusively to this famous comic strip and its run
coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of V-E Day. Free.
May 1-July 14, 1995
Cartoon, Graphic, and Photographic Arts Research
Library.
See You in the Funny Papers: American Life as Reflected in
the Newspaper Comic Strip
From the Yellow Kid to Calvin, the comic strip has
reflected the time in which it was created. How social
changes, current events, and the values of readers are
incorporated into the funnies is the theme of this
exhibition. Free.
Aug. 1-Oct. 27, 1995
Cartoon, Graphic, and Photographic Arts Research
Library.
Anything Can Happen in a Comic Strip: Centennial
Reflections on an American Art Form
Cartoonists who draw comic strips use a variety of
means to entertain and engage readers. Among the vehicles
used are characters which cross from one strip to another,
parodies of comic strips, and the humorous use of the tools
of the medium such as speech balloons and cartoon symbols.
This exhibition focuses on comic strips that mirror
themselves, thereby demonstrating the artistic
sophistication of one of the most popular newspaper
features. Cartoonists' self-caricatures from the private
collection of Mark J. Cohen will also be featured. Free.
July 30-Aug. 27, 1995
Columbus Cultural Arts Center, 139 W. Main St.,
Columbus.
Iridescent Polychromous Effulgence: Newspaper Comic Strips
at the Turn of the Century
William Randolph Hearst used the colorful phrase which
is the title of this exhibition to describe the weekly color
supplement of comic strips published in his newspaper. This
exhibition will display historic comic strip tear sheets
from the turn of the century, allowing visitors to examine
both these early features and the way in which they were
presented in newspapers. Free.
LECTURE: The Yellow Kid Centennial Address
R.F. Outcault's Yellow Kid, star of the first popular
comic strip, made its newspaper debut Feb. 17, 1895 in the
New York World. Richard Olson, research professor of
psychology at the University of New Orleans, will describe
the birth of the comic strip as an American art form in a
lecture and slides on the 100th anniversary of the Yellow
Kid's debut. Free.
Feb. 17, 1995 - 7:30 p.m.
Ohio Union Conference Theater, The Ohio State
University, 1739 N. High St., Columbus.
FESTIVAL: Fifth Triennial Festival of Cartoon Art
Featured speakers include cartoonists Lynn Johnston
("For Better or For Worse"), Jeff MacNelly, ("Shoe"), Garry
Trudeau ("Doonesbury"), Bill Amend ("Fox Trot"), Robb
Armstrong ("Jump Start"), Bruce Beattie ("Beattie
Boulevard"), Steve Bentley ("Herb and Jamaal"), and Bill
Griffith ("Zippy the Pinhead"). Armstrong is president of
the National Cartoonists Society; Beattie and MacNelly are
syndicated editorial cartoonists. Speakers also include M.
Thomas Inge, Blackwell Professor of Humanities, Randolph
Macon College; Scott McCloud, author of Understanding
Comics; Toni Mendez, licensing agent for products based on
comic strips; Trina Robbins, author of A Century of Women
Cartoonists; Lee Salem, vice president and editorial
director, Universal Press Syndicate, Nancy Tew, editorial
projects manager, Los Angeles Times, and Anita Tobias,
executive vice president, Creators Syndicate. Persons
interested in attending may call (614) 292-0538 to request
that their names be added to the mailing list. There is a
registration fee.
Aug. 25-26, 1995
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210.
IF YOU GO....
The Cartoon, Graphic, and Photographic Arts Research
Library, 23 W. 17th Ave., Columbus, is adjacent to the
Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State. The library is
located along the center's outdoor gridwork between High
Street and College Avenue. From Interstate 70, go north on
Ohio 315 to Lane Avenue, east on Lane, then south on High to
either of two parking garages. The Wexner Center is one
block between the garages. Telephone: (614) 292-0538.
The Ohio Union Conference Theater, 1639 N. High St., is two
buildings south of the Wexner Center.
The Columbus Cultural Arts Center, 139 W. Main St., is at
the corner of Second Street. From Interstate 70 eastbound,
take Exit 100A; go north on Front Street three blocks, then
west on Main two blocks. From I- 70 westbound, take Exit
100B and go north on Fourth Street two blocks to Main, then
west on Main four blocks to Second. From Interstate 71,
take Ohio 315 north one exit to U.S. 62 (Rich Street), then
east on U.S. 62 (becomes Main) to Second. Telephone: (614)
645-7047.
EVENTS ELSEWHERE
EXHIBITION: The Sunday Funnies: 100 Years of Comics in
American Life
Dec. 1, 1994-April 30, 1995
Barnum Museum, 820 Main St., Bridgeport, Conn. 06604.
(203) 331-9881.
EXHIBITION: The Next Step: Sequential Art
Selected works by contemporary comic book artists
Robert Stull, Hannibal King, and Louis Small Jr.
Aug. 24-Oct. 14, 1995
Martin Luther King Jr. Performing & Cultural Arts
Complex, 867 Mount Vernon, Columbus,Ohio. (614) 252-5464.
POSTAGE STAMPS: American Comic Strips
The U.S. Postal Service will unveil designs for 20
stamps commemorating historic comic strips in May for a
planned release in October. Dates and sites to be
announced.
[Submitted by: REIDV (reidv@ccgate.ucomm.ohio-state.edu)
Tue, 03 Jan 1995 16:05:11 -0500 (EST)]
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