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LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic NovelToledo Museum of Art, Ohio
Huntington Museum of Art, West Virginia
James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA.
Fitchburg Art Museum, Massachusetts
A burgeoning art form with roots planted firmly in history, graphic novels, or long-form comic books, have inspired the interest of the literary establishment and a growing number of readers. For today's aficionados, graphic novels, with their antiheroes and visual appeal, are positioned to usurp the role that the novel once played. Focused on subjects as diverse as the nature of relationships, the perils of war, and the meaning of life, graphic novels now comprise the fastest-growing sections of many bookstores‹an accessible, vernacular art form with mass appeal. This comprehensive exhibition explores the history and diverse artistry of the graphic novel, featuring personal commentary and artworks by celebrated historic and contemporary practitioners. Original book pages and studies, sketchbooks, and video interviews provide insights into an evolving and exciting art form. Artworks by Jessica Abel, Sue Coe, R. Crumb, Howard Cruse, Steve Ditko, Will Eisner, Brian Fies, Gerhard, Milt Gross, Marc Hempel, Niko Henrichon, Mark Kalesniko, Peter Kuper, Harvey Kurtzman, Matt Madden, Frans Masereel, Frank Miller, Terry Moore, Dave Sim, Art Spiegelman, Lynd Ward, Lauren Weinstein, Mark Wheatley, Barron Storey and others will be on view. |
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Picturing Health: Norman Rockwell
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Norman Rockwell in the 1940s:
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Norman Rockwell's Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry FinnIn 1935, George Macy, the publisher of the Heritage Press and Limited Editions Club books, invited Norman Rockwell to illustrate Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Rockwell visited Hannibal, Missouri, Twain's boyhood town, to find authentic details to include in his work. Twain's vivid descriptions of character, setting and mood were an inspiration to the illustrator, who considered each of the writer's scenes to be "complete and perfect to the last detail." The sixteen signed limited edition prints from Rockwell's own collection comprise this exhibition featuring the artist's timeless images for these American classics. |
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Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio and Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire Author and artist David Macaulay has demystified the workings and origins of everything from simple gadgets to elaborate architectural structures. A favorite with readers of all ages, this Caldecott Medal-winning artist is the subject of this exciting exhibition that takes an in-depth look at Macaulay's artistic process and extensive body of work, including The Way Things Work, Castle, Cathedral, City, Mill, Ship, and Mosque. |
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Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
James Gurney’s Dinotopia bring the worlds of science and the imagination to life by chronicling Arthur and Will Denison's remarkable experiences on a lost island in vibrant color and meticulous detail. Recounted in words and pictures in the best-selling book series, Dinotopia: A Land Apart From Time (1992), Dinotopia: The World Beneath (1995), and Dinotopia: First Flight (1999), the artist’s compelling tale has engaged and enchanted readers by inviting them to explore the far reaches of a mysterious destination. Waterfall City, the island’s center of learning, The Hatchery, birthplace of many of Dinotopia’s prehistoric inhabitants, and The Forbidden Mountains, where dinosaurs dare not venture, are just a few of the places described in Arthur Denison’s fictional journal and in the outstanding works on view. Inspired by a deep and abiding interest in archaeology, lost civilizations, and the art of illustration, James Gurney invites viewers to enter a fantastical world in which dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side. His luminous paintings, beautifully crafted drawings and hand-made models, which are featured in this exhibition, explore the wonders of the distant past through the lens of the imagination. The artist's original New York Times bestseller, Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time, appears in eighteen languages with over two million copies sold. Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara, the next installment in the series, has been released and is now available. |
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Tasha Tudor's Spirit of the Holidays 1911 City Hall Arts and Cultural Center Throughout an illustrious career spanning seven decades, Tasha Tudor has delighted an international audience with her joyful writings and enchanting images. Among the most beloved artists of our time, she has authored over twenty published titles, and her illustrations, or the discussion of her unique lifestyle, are featured in one hundred books. Now in her ninetieth year, this treasured daughter of New England continues to garner acclaim for her signature watercolors as well as for her distinctive lifestyle harking back to the mid-nineteenth century. Tudor’s way of living has always included significant time devoted to the enjoyment of holiday traditions, which she shares with family and friends. Beginning with the illustrations in her first book published for children, Pumpkin Moonshine, she has demonstrated in her professional life a continual interest in depicting holiday stories and scenes. Tasha Tudor’s Spirit of the Holiays illuminates the season with outstanding and rarely seen examples of the artist’s original art for greeting cards and children’s books created for special holiday celebrations – from Christmas to Valentine’s Day and Easter. Original portraits of Tasha Tudor as a girl by her mother, Rosamond Tudor, delicate childhood drawings, original handwritten manuscripts, miniature doll cards, hand-decorated boxes and Easter eggs, photographs, and almost one hundred first-issue holiday cards dating from the early 1940s onward are among the heartwarming treasures to be enjoyed. In story after story and picture after picture, her extraordinary art reflects the simple pleasures that can be had in this life by savoring each passing season, celebrating special days, and cherishing the most fleeting of moments. |
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Norman Rockwell's Home for the Holidays Atlanta History Center Atlanta Historical Society, During his forty-seven year affiliation with The Saturday Evening Post, Norman Rockwell was celebrated for his special holiday cover illustrations, which were commissioned to mark a full spectrum of annual events for an enthusiastic public, from Thanksgiving, Christmas and The New Year to Valentine's Day and April Fools' Day. Throughout the decades, his holiday depictions shifted in subject and style, resulting in a broad range of imagery inspired by both the past and the present. This exhibition featuring original Saturday Evening Post cover tearsheets includes many of Norman Rockwell's most memorable and enduring holiday images. |
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