News briefs for May 14, 2009
Animation » Gerald Scarfe, cartoonist and illustrator who directed animation for Walt Disney’s Hercules, will host this year’s annual Dundee…
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News Briefs for May 12, 2009
Cartooning » Benita Epstein is profiled twice this week. Enjoy Magazine talks about her work as a entomologist before becoming…
Toonseum feature Animation B.C. (before computers)
The ToonSeum and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh present Animation B.C. (Before Computers!). Animation B.C. features a century of animation…
Painting a peace mural with Phil Yeh
Phil Yeh, considered the godfather of the American graphic novel, will be at the Dayton International Peace Museum today painting…
News Briefs for May 4, 2009
Alt Comics » Slowpoke creator Jen Sorensen is profiled in the Washington Post. Children’s Books » Jules Feiffer spoke at…
Jean Schulz gives $1 million to cartoon library
Jean Schulz, the widow of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, has given $1 million to the Ohio State University Cartoon…
Walt Disney heirs to create Disney museum
The New York Times reports that heirs of Walt Disney are set to open a new museum in San Francisco…
Rod Gilchrist, Cartoon Art Museum director, passes
I neglected to mention yesterday that Rod Gilchrist has passed away of brain cancer late last month at the age…
Jantze to teach class on new media and cartooning
\Michael Jantze, creator of “The Norm,” will be at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco on March 7th to…
Year end review for 2008: Rollercoaster
2008 might well be described in a word as a roller coaster or to many a third and fourth quarter…
MoCCA moves date and location for 2009
Publisher Weekly reports that the 2009 MoCCA show has changed its dates to June 6-7 and has selected a new…
Mort Walker talks about International Museum of Cartoon Art
Mort and Greg Walker talk about the history of the International Museum of Cartoon Art, the inception, growth, and many…
Schulz and Schroeder’s muse exhibit now open
The Press Democrat has an excellent write up about the new exhibit entitled “Schulz’s Beethoven: Schroeder’s Muse” that opened at…
Cartoon Art Museum features Briana Miller
The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco will be spotlighting the art of Briana Miller starting on August 16th. Briana…
Toonseum exhibit to celebrate Pittsburgh birthday
The Pittsburgh based Toonseum has announced a new exhibit. To celebrate the city’s 250th birthday, the museum will feature original…