Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Richie Rich, Daddy W
Richie Rich, Daddy Warbucks and Scrooge McDuck, should consider a massive bailout of the U.S.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Three exhibits in tw
Three exhibits in two states! Harvey comics at the ToonSeum, Animation B.C at aip and Pow! at LSU!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The ToonSeum is pres
The ToonSeum is presenting a presentation on the top 10 anthropomorphic cartoons! Who are your choices?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch at the ToonSeum
From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics
Pittsburgh-The ToonSeum proudly presents a visual history of one of the most popular comic book publishers of all time: Harvey Comics. From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics celebrates the art and characters created and/or popularized by Harvey including Casper, The Friendly Ghost; Wendy, The Good Little Witch; Richie Rich, The Poor Little Rich Boy; Sad Sack; Little Audrey, and many more. The exhibition includes original art from various Harvey comic books by stalwarts such as Warren Kremer (1921-2003), who along with animator Steve Muffatti (1880-1968) defined the “Harvey” look.
Harvey Comics was founded in 1941 by Alfred Harvey (1913-1994), with a digest-sized comic book called Pocket Comics that put the company on the map with their line-up of superheroes that included The Black Cat. Various artists and writers who eventually achieved greater success elsewhere got their start at Harvey, including Jack Kirby, Joe Simon and Jim Steranko. By the end of the 1940s, Harvey transitioned to publishing comic books featuring popular comic strips of the day that included Joe Palooka, Dick Tracy, Blondie, Mutt & Jeff and Sad Sack. By the 1950s, romance and horror titles came into the mix.
An inspired bit of licensing in 1952 led to the 1957 purchase of Casper and several other animated cartoon characters created by Paramount Pictures’ Famous Studios, with Baby Huey, Buzzy the Crow, Herman & Katnip and Little Audrey among them. The enormous popularity of these characters spelled the end of the other genres at Harvey, and the company became solely a producer of children’s comics during that era.
Various newly created characters, such as Richie Rich, Little Dot and Little Lotta, followed the same house style to become a group affectionately known as the “Harvey World,” Though various ownership changes have occurred since the original Harvey shut its doors in 1982, the characters have never ceased to be influential, with hit movies like Richie Rich (1994), starring Macaulay Culkin, or Casper (1995), starring Christina Ricci, or the current five-volume series of Harvey Comics Classics published by Dark Horse Comics.
The exhibit is on loan from the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco, curator Andrew Farago and runs from June 13th through July 26th at the ToonSeum, inside the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.
What: From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics
When: June 13th-August 26th, 2009
Where: ToonSeum at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh on the city's historic North Side, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square.
Cost: ToonSeum admission is included with paid admission to the Children's Museum, which is $10 for children 2-18 and seniors, $11 for adults
Details: 412-325-1060 or www.toonseum.com
joe@toonseum.com
Pittsburgh-The ToonSeum proudly presents a visual history of one of the most popular comic book publishers of all time: Harvey Comics. From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics celebrates the art and characters created and/or popularized by Harvey including Casper, The Friendly Ghost; Wendy, The Good Little Witch; Richie Rich, The Poor Little Rich Boy; Sad Sack; Little Audrey, and many more. The exhibition includes original art from various Harvey comic books by stalwarts such as Warren Kremer (1921-2003), who along with animator Steve Muffatti (1880-1968) defined the “Harvey” look.
Harvey Comics was founded in 1941 by Alfred Harvey (1913-1994), with a digest-sized comic book called Pocket Comics that put the company on the map with their line-up of superheroes that included The Black Cat. Various artists and writers who eventually achieved greater success elsewhere got their start at Harvey, including Jack Kirby, Joe Simon and Jim Steranko. By the end of the 1940s, Harvey transitioned to publishing comic books featuring popular comic strips of the day that included Joe Palooka, Dick Tracy, Blondie, Mutt & Jeff and Sad Sack. By the 1950s, romance and horror titles came into the mix.
An inspired bit of licensing in 1952 led to the 1957 purchase of Casper and several other animated cartoon characters created by Paramount Pictures’ Famous Studios, with Baby Huey, Buzzy the Crow, Herman & Katnip and Little Audrey among them. The enormous popularity of these characters spelled the end of the other genres at Harvey, and the company became solely a producer of children’s comics during that era.
Various newly created characters, such as Richie Rich, Little Dot and Little Lotta, followed the same house style to become a group affectionately known as the “Harvey World,” Though various ownership changes have occurred since the original Harvey shut its doors in 1982, the characters have never ceased to be influential, with hit movies like Richie Rich (1994), starring Macaulay Culkin, or Casper (1995), starring Christina Ricci, or the current five-volume series of Harvey Comics Classics published by Dark Horse Comics.
The exhibit is on loan from the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco, curator Andrew Farago and runs from June 13th through July 26th at the ToonSeum, inside the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.
What: From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics
When: June 13th-August 26th, 2009
Where: ToonSeum at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh on the city's historic North Side, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square.
Cost: ToonSeum admission is included with paid admission to the Children's Museum, which is $10 for children 2-18 and seniors, $11 for adults
Details: 412-325-1060 or www.toonseum.com
joe@toonseum.com
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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