Mort and Greg Walker talk about the history of the International Museum of Cartoon Art, the inception, growth, and many triumphs and struggles over the years in an interview with Comicologytv. Earlier this year, Mort announced that he was donating the cartoon collection to the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library.
The Press Democrat has an excellent write up about the new exhibit entitled “Schulz’s Beethoven: Schroeder’s Muse” that opened at he Schulz carton museum. The exhibit attempts to show a clear connection between the musical scores Schulz incorporated into some of his “Peanuts” comic strips featuring Schroeder and the meaning of the cartoon itself. “We’re […]
The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco will be spotlighting the art of Briana Miller starting on August 16th.Briana Miller is a Berkeley-born, East Bay resident who has lived in almost every city that touches the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay. She created her first comic in 2000 and quickly discovered what she […]
The Pittsburgh based Toonseum has announced a new exhibit. To celebrate the city’s 250th birthday, the museum will feature original cartoon art from cartoonists spanning 50 years with artists such as Rob Rogers, Tim Menees, Tim Hartman, Randy Bish and Cy Hungerford. The exhibit is entitled “Drawn to the Hive” and runs from August 9 […]
Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library has received an anonymous donation of $1 million to fund an endownment. Lucy Shelton Caswell told E&P that the money will be used to enhance “every aspect of our operations, from exhibition catalogs to the number of student employees we can hire.”It’s money well needed with the addition of […]
The Cartoon Art Museum and Zine Fest will present “From the Horse’s Mouth: Comics Read by their Creators” on July 18. The evening will feature an eclectic line-up of small-press cartoonists who will read from their respective works. The lineup include Rina Ayuyang (rinaayuyang.com), Peter Conrad (paperdummy.com), Ren’ee French (reneefrench.com), Justin Hall (allthumbspress.com), Andy Hartzell […]
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), Syracuse University Library has been awarded a grant of $79,440 by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to support the arrangement and description of the library’s 134 unprocessed collections of original cartoon art. The funds will help support a full-time project archivist for a period of two years. […]
The San Francisco based Cartoon Art Museum will open an exhibit starting June 28 featuring “a visual history of one of the most popular comic book publishers of all time: Harvey Comics.” Harvey Comics produced many memorable cartoon characters such as Casper The Friendly Ghost, Wendy The Good Little Witch, Richie Rich, The Poor Little […]
Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Museum in Woodstock, IL officially closed yesterday with a closing ceremony. The museum announced earlier this year that it would be closing its doors due to financial reasons. Gould, who lived in Woodstock for much of his life, started drawing the Dick Tracy comic in 1931 and continued to do it […]
The Pittsburg based ToonSeum will open a new exhibit entitled “Just Kidding Around: Children in Cartoons and Comics” on June 7th. The exhibit explores children in comics from cartoons such as Little Orphan Annie, Henry, Family Circus, Rugrats, Dennis the Menace, Dog Eat Doug, Archie, Little Lulu, Nancy, Charlie Brown and many others.Visitors will get […]
` Dave Astor has interviewed Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker about the announcement yesterday that his International Museum of Cartoon Art collection will be merged with Ohio State University’s Cartoon Research Library. Dave also provides a good history of Mort’s efforts to establish the museum and discloses that the Research Library isn’t paying for the […]
Mort Walker’s International Museum of Cartoon Art (IMCA) will be moving its estimated 200,000 piece collection to the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library creating the largest collection of original cartoon art in the world.IMCA’s collection consists original drawings from all genres of cartoon art (comic strips, comic books, animation, editorial, advertising, sport, caricature, greeting […]
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The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will be opening an exhibit featuring famed editorial cartoonist Herbert “Herblock” Block in May. The exhibit, entitled “Herblock’s Presidents: ‘Puncturing Pomposity” features 40 political cartoons. The exhibition includes his depictions of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald […]
The ToonSeum at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh kicks off Free Comic Book Day and National Cartoonists Day with guests: editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers, illustrator Don Peoples, “Yo Gabba Gabba” animator Kris Boban and comic book artist Mike Corle.Visitors will be treated to cartooning demonstrations and performances, cartooning workshops, special “by request” drawings from the […]