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Comics Creator to Speak at Rockwell Museum - May 15, 2008
STOCKBRIDGE — Noted comic book creator and publisher Denis Kitchen will join the list of presenters for a special screening of the documentary "Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist" at Norman Rockwell Museum on Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m.
The film looks at the life and career of Eisner, one of the great innovators in comic books, whose work is featured in the exhibition "LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel."
On view through May 26, the exhibition features more than 146 artworks by 24 contemporary graphic novelists and historic practitioners.
Along with filmmakers Andrew D. Cooke and Jon B. Cooke, Kitchen will share his memories of working with Eisner and explain how his work continues to influence new generations of artists (Eisner's character The Spirit will be released as a major motion picture this Christmas, directed by graphic novelist Frank Miller).
Admission to the screening and panel discussion is free with regular admission; however, space is limited. To reserve tickets, call 413-298-4100, Ext. 260.
Eisner enjoyed a career that encompassed comic books from their early beginnings in the 1930s to their development as graphic novels in the 1990s. He introduced the now-traditional mode of comic book production; championed mature, sophisticated storytelling; was an early advocate for using the medium as a tool for education; and pioneered the now-popular "graphic novel."
The creator of the groundbreaking "A Contract with God," Eisner considered himself "a graphic witness reporting on life, death, heartbreak and the never-ending struggle to prevail."
Kitchen began his professional career in 1968, creating "Mom's Homemade Comics" as a self-published underground cartoonist in Milwaukee. The success of this venture led in 1969 to his formation of Krupp Comic Works, Inc., a small hippie empire that included Kitchen Sink Press and The Cartoon Factory, a commercial art studio.
A chance meeting with Eisner resulted in Kitchen reintroducing Eisner's work to a new generation of creators.
The museum is open daily; admission is $12.50 for adults, $7 for students, and free for visitors 18 and under (five per adult). On Wednesdays from November to May, senior citizens are admitted at half-price.
For more information, call 413-298-4100, Ext. 220 or go to www.nrm.org. |
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