American Cartoons and Comics
Articles from Resource Library in
chronological order:
From other web sites:
'Masters
of American Comics': A History of the Funnies from Fresh Air,
WHYY, January 3, 2006, with an interview of Brian Walker, son of Hi and
Lois creator Mort Walker, who has co-edited a new book that traces the
history of American comics in the 20th century.
Endorphin Productions is a video news magazine based
on the Monterey Peninsula in California. A three-part Endorphin video covers
the art of Cartoonists
of Carmel. Dennis Renault, retired Sacramento Bee political cartoonist,
Robert Blaisdell, retired filmmaker, Eldon Dedini, a cartoonist who's work
has been in The New Yorker and Playboy, Roy Gillian, mystery
writer, Gus Arriola, creator of the strip "Gordo", and Hank Ketcham,
Dennis the Menace, sat down for coffee and conversation. [part 1: 3 minutes,
50 seconds; part 2: 2 minutes, 22 seconds; 2 minutes, 1 second]
KCTS, a PBS affiliate
in Seattle, WA, offers streaming
video programs. A 2 1/2-minute "Focus of the Arts" segment
titled "Al Hirschfeld at the Frye" introduces an exhibition of
the work of the famous caricature artist at the Frye Art Museum by David
Leopold, the exhibition's curato
PBS maintains an online archive of individual
segments from NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Several segments covering
the visual arts are available by video
search in the Arts & Entertainment category by keyword "Jeffrey
Brown". Arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports January 21, 2003 on
Al Hirschfeld's recent death.
The WGBH/Boston
Forum Network is an audio and video streaming web site dedicated to curating
and serving live and on-demand lectures, including a number of videos on
Art
and Architecture. Partners include a number of Boston-area museums,
colleges, universities and other cultural organizations. Drawing
Diversity with Jennifer Camper, (56 minutes) is a lecture by Jennifer
Camper, queer comic artist and editor of the new comic anthology Juicy
Mother, who brings contributing artists together to discuss comics as
an expressive medium that is not representative enough in terms of diversity
of perspectives The lecture is co-sponsored by Simmons
College Institute for Leadership & Change.
As of 4/17/12 TFAO Digital Library contained 127 pages referencing the word "cartoons" and 74 pages referencing the word "comics." To search TFAO's web site please click here.
TFAO also suggests these DVD or VHS videos:
starring Carol
Channing, Joan Collins, Jules Feiffer, Robert Goulet, Barbara Walters,
Dolly Haas, Joseph Papp and Lauren Bacall. Nominated for an Academy Award®
for Best Documentary Feature (1996), The Line King celebrates Hirschfeld's
many years of work for The New York Times, where his drawings were
a centerpiece of the Sunday Arts section. ISBN: 0-7800-2796-5
TFAO does not maintain a lending library of videos or sell videos. Click here for information on how to borrow or purchase copies of VHS videos and DVDs listed in TFAO's Videos -DVD/VHS, an authoritative guide to videos in VHS and DVD format.
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12/10/09: TFAO wishes to thank Sarah Wahlberg for providing material for the above list.
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