UPDATED: major museum publications

As ever with blog posts sometime you've just got to start somewhere. So today I want to start compiling a list of books / exhibitions about comics / cartoons / caricaturing that have been held by major museums and galleries.

Now updated with these two Tintin items. First up is 'The adventures of Tintin at sea' - the official book of the National Maritime Museum's [2004] exhibition.

There is also this (bi-lingual) guide to the exhibition.

There's also this British Library exhibition catalogue (from 2014). Cover art by Jamie Hewlett.

Now updated with this catalogue from the National Portrait Gallery's 1976 exhibition of cartoons from Vanity Fair.

I'll start the ball rolling with this publication by the V&A museum. It's a catalogue of a collection of prints in the possession of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Victoria and Albert Museum

More suggestions welcome for other such publications!

SSI exhibition of 'British comic book art'

I've swiped these images from ebay seller acesales1966 (who always has interesting stuff for sale - well worth following) for posterity. 

This SSI exhibition was new to me, I've not see this poster before. Looks like some great art was on display!

All other mentions of the SSI on the blog can be found here

UPDATED: major museum publications

As ever with blog posts sometime you've just got to start somewhere. So today I want to start compiling a list of books / exhibitions about comics / cartoons / caricaturing that have been held by major museums and galleries.

Now updated with this catalogue from the National Portrait Gallery's 1976 exhibition of cartoons from Vanity Fair.

I'll start the ball rolling with this publication by the V&A museum. It's a catalogue of a collection of prints in the possession of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Victoria and Albert Museum

More suggestions welcome for other such publications!

UPDATED: Comics Iconoclasm at the ICA - part 1

Just an update to this post to log the existence of the Escape magazine supplement to the ICA exhibition. All images taken from this ebay listing 

The word "iconoclasm" is defined as the action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices. So in the case of the exhibition that ran at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London June-September 1987 we can expect to see some of our treasured comics idols 'rejected' by some of the famous artists of the day...

Brochure (front cover) - taken from the Roy Lichtenstein painting entitled 'Image Duplicator'

Brochure (back cover)

And here's 'Flash in Venice' by Jean-Michel Basquiat

'Nestor' by Julian Opie

'Supermarkets' by Sigmar Polke

and some more Roy Lichtenstein

Into Battle in York - part 6

It's not long finished but I just wanted to share these images from the 'Into Battle! The art of British was comics' exhibition that was recently on in York. 

Part 1 of my photos was here

Part 2 of my photos was here

Part 3 of my photos was here

Part 4 of my photos was here

Part 5 of my photos was here

These images show the material that was in a display cabinet in front of you as you entered the temporary exhibition space AND the listing of all the material featured in the exhibition. 

Into Battle in York - part 5

It's not long finished but I just wanted to share these images from the 'Into Battle! The art of British war comics' exhibition that was recently on in York. 

Part 1 of my photos was here

Part 2 of my photos was here

Part 3 of my photos was here

Part 4 of my photos was here

These images show the original art that was on display immediately in front of you as you entered the temporary exhibition space. 

Into Battle in York - part 4

It's not long finished but I just wanted to share these images from the 'Into Battle! The art of British war comics' exhibition that was recently on in York. 

Part 1 of my photos was here

Part 2 of my photos was here

Part 3 of my photos was here

These images show the material that was on display on the right hand side as you entered the temporary exhibition space

Into Battle in York - part 3

It's not long finished but I just wanted to share these images from the 'Into Battle! The art of British was comics' exhibition that was recently on in York. 

Part 1 of my photos was here

Part 2 of my photos was here

These images show the material that was on display directly ahead of you as you entered the temporary exhibition space.

Into Battle in York - part 2

It's not long finished but I just wanted to share these images from the 'Into Battle! The art of British was comics' exhibition that was recently on in York. 

These images show the entrance to the temporary exhibition space and the display cabinet on your left as you enter the room