January is almost over! We have had a chance to look back over the year at all the exhibits we have done, programs persented, and guests who have come to visit. It was a remarkable first year!
But rather than review all that wonderful stuff, I thought I would give all of you a sneak peek at whats coming up this year! So here is a list of some of our exhibits for 2009.
Zippy's Pittsburgh and More: The Art of Bill Griffith
Peanuts at Bat
From the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California.
From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics
From the Museum of Cartoon Art San Francisco
Animation B.C. (Before Computers) hosted by the Art Institute of Pittsburgh Gallery
Comic Influences: Cartoons Impact on Pop Art!
Tom Richmond:The MAD Art of Caricature.
Half Hitch: The Lost Hank Ketcham Strips
And of course we will be offering cartooning workshops, guests appearances, panel discussions and much more! Stay Tooned!!!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
New York Comic-Con Indy Comic After Party
If you are going to the New York Comic-Con check out the Indy After Party, sponsored in part by the ToonSeum!
The INDY AFTER PARTY 2009
Where:
Blaggard's Pub & Restaurant
8 West 38th Street
New York, NY 10018
www.blaggardsny.com
Date & Time:
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
8-12pm
Cash bar with two sets of music!
No cover charge.
Who will be there?
The party is open to the entire Independent Comics Community and related fields. This is our 4th year hosting the indy party which has grown to well over 250 attendees. As in previous years the party has been sponsored by multiple independent companies. This event is truly a cross-section of the comics community and related fields.
Who should I contact?
The party is being organized by Mark Mazz who can be reached at mazzstudio@gmail.com
We welcome you all to this dynamite event at
Blaggards (between 5th and 6th Avenue on 38th Street)
in Manhattan, NY.
Come on out and show your Independence!
2009 Indy After Party Sponsors:
• Comicbook Artist Guild (CAG — Keith Murphey)
www.comicartguild.org
• Hell'sBlood! (Hector Rodriguez)
www.hellsblood.net
• Atlas Unleashed (mark mazz)
www.atlasunleashed.com
• The Toonseum (Joe Wos)
www.toonseum.org
• Atomic Media Group (Chris Buchner)
www.comicspace.com/AtomicMedia
• BullaClothing (Kirk Abrigo)
www.bullaclothing.com
• J.M. deSantis
www.jmdesantis.com
• MediaConnection (Eric Lopkin)
www.mediaconnectiononline.com
• Planet Lovecraft (K.L. Young)
www.planetlovecraftmagazine.com
• TOOLfist (Jose Andrade)
www.myspace.com/toolfist
Saturday, January 24, 2009
A visit from Yogi Bear!
He’s smarter than the average bear! He must, be after all he visited us at the ToonSeum! We had a great time with Yogi, Boo-Boo and Cindy Bear. Thanks to Yogi’s Jellystone Park for sending him by to visit our exhibit “Animated Icons”.
Zippy the Pinhead comes to the ToonSeum
Zippy's Pittsburgh and More: The Art of Bill Griffith
At The ToonSeum, February 14 to March 31, 2009
PITTSBURGH -- The ToonSeum, Pittsburgh's museum of cartoon art, presents Zippy's Pittsburgh and More: The Art of Bill Griffith, February 7 through March 31, 2009.
Zippy's Pittsburgh and More is an exhibit of Griffith's original comic art, with several strips featuring Pittsburgh landmarks as settings. "Our location at the Children's Museum has a certain surreal quality that lends itself well to Zippy," said ToonSeum Executive Director, Joe Wos. "Giant inflatable ice cream dinosaurs, twenty-foot cranes made of old gas station signs, and of course a museum of cartoon art, all seem to fit quite well in Zippy's world!" The artist agrees, saying "For me, Zippy is funniest when his craziness bumps up against the 'real world', which is why I put him in diners and have him talking to Bob's Big Boy. It doesn't get much more real than Pittsburgh, PA - it's Zippy Country!"
Zippy the Pinhead, one of the unlikeliest daily comic strips in the history of newspapers, initially appeared in underground comix in the early 1970s, and was first published as a daily strip in the San Francisco Examiner in 1985. The following year, King Features picked up the strip for worldwide syndication. Zippy's creator Bill Griffith describes the character as the "wise fool," who "knows nothing at all and everything at once." His twisted response to all forms of high and low culture forces us to take a fresh look at words and images that permeate our consciousness daily.
Bill Griffith will appear for a special book signing at Phantom of the Attic Comics in Oakland, on Saturday, February 21, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. The book signing is sponsored by Phantom of the Attic and Copacetic Comics.
The ToonSeum is Pittsburgh's museum of cartoon art, currently housed within the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (10 Children's Way, on the North Side). Entry to the ToonSeum is free with paid admission to the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (Adults- $10, Children under 18 and Seniors - $9, Children under 2- Free). Museum hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. For more information, please visit www.toonseum.com or call (412)325-1060
Pittsburgh City Paper is the media sponsor for Zippy's Pittsburgh and More.
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