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June 20, 2009 - Well, obviously we haven't kept to our New
Year's Resolution about updating this page more often. But this is such an
important announcement that we had to get off our duffs...
The Ojai Valley Museum located at 130 W. Ojai Avenue in Ojai, California announced today that it will be mounting
"Mad About Sergio," a first ever retrospective exhibit of the work of world famous Mad Magazine cartoonist Sergio Aragonés, an Ojai resident.
The exhibit, scheduled from August 7 – October 4, 2009, will feature original work by the artist as well as inform the viewer about the process of cartooning. Also featured will be wood carvings and other artwork that Sergio produces while he is thinking about his next cartoon concept. An opening reception will be held on August 22 from 5-7 p.m.
As an internationally known cartoonist for over 50 years, Sergio is known as the fastest cartoonist in the world. He is certainly the most honored, having won every major award in the field, including the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award and the Will Eisner Hall of Fame Award. He has published over twenty books, created several comic book series and has animated numerous television programs.
He will be speaking and demonstrating his amazing talent at museum Sunday Gatherings during the exhibit. The first Sunday Gathering will be on August 30 when the subject will be
"Cartooning with Sergio." On the closing date of the exhibit, October 4, the Sunday Gathering subject will be
"Sergio on Comics and Humor."
The Ojai Valley Museum and Historical Society dedicates itself to bridging the past and the future through stewardship of our community’s heritage. Founded in 1966 by dedicated volunteers, the Ojai Valley Museum and Historical Society today is directed and managed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, a small part-time staff and volunteer members of the Ojai community. This very strong group has managed to encourage and support many outstanding exhibits including art, photography, local history, student art and in December a very special exhibit being created in collaboration with the Ojai Green Coalition.
The Museum is housed in a 1919 Mead & Requa early Mission Revival structure,
the former St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church – the only building in Ojai on
the National Register of Historic Places. For additional information check
out the Ojai Valley Museum website.
January 18, 2009 - It's a new year and believe it or not, we're
going to start updating this site more regularly. Keep an eye on it.
May 17, 2007 - Buyer Beware! With all the real
sketches Sergio does, it's amazing someone should go to the trouble of forging
one but people do. Presently on eBay, someone is selling what Sergio
himself calls "a fake and not a good one." There are a lot of phony
drawings on eBay that are attributed to your favorite cartoonists so proceed
with caution. If a piece of art looks even slightly suspicious, that's a
good reason not to buy it.
May 15, 2007 - Sergio appears this weekend as a guest at
the
Motor City Comic Convention in Novi, MI. Stan Sakai (who letters
Groo the Wanderer and more importantly does his own brilliant comic,
Usagi Yojimbo) is also among the guests. If you see one or both of
them there, say hello.
May 13, 2007 - Groo is back! After a
dry spell, Sergio and Mark are working on new Groo stories, including a
25th Anniversary Special which will be out in August and a new mini-series which
will follow that. The reprint books will also be resuming, though in a
slightly different format. Mark has more details over on his
weblog.
February 19, 2007 - Sergio has two convention appearances
on his schedule. March 2-4, he's a Guest of Honor at the WonderCon in San
Francisco. Come and see him on one panel with his longtime collaborator,
Mark Evanier, and on another with the longtime editor of Mad Magazine, Al
Feldstein. Or you can just hang around him in the exhibit hall and marvel
at how fast the man draws. If that's not near you, Sergio will be a Guest
at the Motor City Comic Convention in Novi, MI, just outside of
Detroit, May 18-20. He'll be delighted to see you at either or both.
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