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COME TO MAM - COMIC BOOK ARTIST PANEL - SEPT 20, 2007, MONTCLAIR, NJ

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COME TO MAM AND LEARN ALL THE SECRETS OF THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY

 

COMIC BOOK ARTIST PANEL WITH THE KUBERT FAMILY AND GREG HILDEBRANDT

 

Thursday, September 20 at 7p.m.

 

September 12, 2007, Montclair, NJ – With the opening of its new fall exhibitions, including Reflecting Culture: The Evolution of American Comic Book Superheroes, the Montclair Art Museum (MAM) is proud to host a Comic Book Artist Panel on Thursday, September 20 at 7p.m. The event will feature artists Joe, Adam, and Andy Kubert, as well as fellow artist Greg Hildebrandt. Gail Stavitsky, MAM Chief Curator and curator of the exhibition Reflecting Culture, will moderate a thought-provoking discussion on the artists’ varying perspectives on the comic book industry and their relationship with social on-goings of the times. The event provides those who attend with a rare opportunity to understand how those who participate in the comic book industry view its growth and progress over the past fifty years. The Comic Book Panel will give a new and deeper understanding to comic book enthusiasts about the superheroes and comics they know and love.

 

Greg Hildebrandt, who has created a monumental superhero mural for MAM in the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Art Stairway, and the Kubert family, whose work is featured in MAM’s Shelby Gallery, have all played significant roles in constructing the comic book industry into what it is today. The Comic Book Artist Panel will allow the audience to observe how the artists, who have helped build this enterprise, feel about the business of comic books, superheroes, and their evolution from the Golden Age into the present day. Providing a rare opportunity to not only see great artists speak about his experiences, but experience influential comic book artists discussing their art and trade, MAM’s Comic Book Artist Panel is sure to intrigue all who attend, even the most knowledgeable of comic book connoisseurs. Admission to the Comic Book Panel is $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

 

About the Participants:

 

The Kubert Family: Throughout his sixty-five years in the comic book industry, Joe Kubert (b. 1926) has worked in all genres, from military themes and horrors to westerns and superheroes. He is best known for his work on Sergeant Rock, Hawkman, Tarzan, Tor, Firehair, Viking Prince, and Ragman. Some of his most recent publications include the critically acclaimed graphic novels, Yossel, Abraham Stone, and Jew Gangster. Joe Kubert entered the world of comic books at age 12, when he inked some pages of the teen-humor comic book Archie. In 1942, he began his long-time association with DC Comics, Inc. and from 1967 into the 1980s he served as an editor for them. In 1976, he and his wife Muriel founded the first and only accredited school devoted solely to cartoon and graphic art. Located in Dover, NJ, the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art has produced many of today's leading cartoonists, including Adam and Andy Kubert, who now serve as instructors there.

 

Occasionally collaborating with their father, Adam (b. 1959) and Andy Kubert (b. 1962) have developed highly successful careers of their own. Although best known for his work at Marvel Comics on the X-Men titles, Andy is also renowned for his work at DC Comics on Batman. Adam has developed his reputation for drawing Superman in DC Comics’ Action Comics series. Adam has also worked at Marvel Comics, and while there, he launched two of their highly successful Ultimate series: Ultimate X-Men and Ultimate Fantastic Four.

 

Greg Hildebrandt: Born in 1939, Greg Hildebrandt and his twin brother Tim (1939-2006) gained international acclaim for their creation of the classic movie poster for the original Star Wars movie (1977), the illustrated calendars of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (1976-1978), and their epic fantasy novel Urshurak (1976), which was on The New York Times Best Seller List for six weeks. Together, in 1977, they won the coveted Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. In 1981 Greg and his brother separated to pursue their individual careers. During the 1980s Greg’s art appeared on covers for Omni and Heavy Metal. The Franklin Mint and Lenox issued his work on collector’s plates, figurines, dolls, and swords. His art has also been on advertising for ABC and Dr. Pepper. In l984, Greg illustrated Mary Stewart’s Merlin Trilogy. In addition, Greg has illustrated 15 classics including: The Wizard of OZ, Aladdin, Robin Hood, Dracula, and Phantom of the Opera, for which a combined total of 3,500,000 copies are in print. In 1993 the Hildebrandt brothers reunited to work on many pieces for Marvel. Five years ago Greg began to paint a life-long dream. He created his American Beauties series of Retro Pinup art. In 2003 he began creating art for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. His art is collected by many celebrities, including Michael Jackson and Robin Williams. Greg Hildebrandt has also taught at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Inc.

 

Gail Stavitsky (Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, The Montclair Art Museum): Ph.D., M.A., Institute of Fine Art, New York University. Dr. Stavitsky has worked at The Montclair Art Museum since 1994, where, among other exhibitions, she has curated Precisionism in America 1915 - 1941: Reordering Reality and George Inness: Presence of the Unseen and authored companion catalogues. Dr. Stavitsky has curated exhibitions for the Carnegie Museum of Art, The New York Public Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Grey Art Gallery. She has written extensively for numerous publications and is a frequent lecturer.

 

Reflecting Culture: The Evolution of American Comic Book Superheroes will be on view from July 14, 2007 through January 13, 2008. The first-of-its-kind exhibition will display over 150 original drawings, rare comic books and graphic novels from the Golden Age of comics (1938-1946) to the present, while focusing on the ever-changing superheroes and comic books as being reflective of the social events and attitudes of the times. Many of the never-before-seen pieces on display have generously been lent to MAM from the private collection of Michael Uslan, Executive Producer of Batman and Batman Begins. Specifically for the exhibition, MAM has constructed a movie theater that will offer regular screenings of the film Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked (2003), which further elaborates on the concept of social occurrences’ effect on comic books.

 

The Montclair Art Museum is located at 3 South Mountain Avenue in Montclair, New Jersey. Information and directions are available from the Museum website, www.montclairartmuseum.org or by calling (973) 746-5555. MAM is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Museum admission is free to members and children under 12; $8 non-member adults, $6 senior citizens and students with I.D. Admission is free to everyone on Fridays from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

 

Reflecting Culture: The Evolution of American Comic Book Superheroes is presented by the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation. Major support is provided by the NJ Department of State—NJ State Council on the Arts, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, and the David and Susan Bershad Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Vance Wall Foundation, the Karma Foundation, Annie sez, Mandee, Exhibition Angels Bobbi Brown & Steven Plofker, Rose & John Cali, Paula Tuffin & Reg Hollinger, Carol & Harlan Waksal, Margo & Frank Walter and Joan & Donald Zief, by funds from the Judith Targan Endowment Fund for Museum Publications and by Jacqueline McMullen.

 

All Museum programs are made possible, in part, by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; and Museum members.

 

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