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September 3, 2007
September Briefs
The Golden Age of American Political Cartooning, an exhibit of 100 19th-century cartoons, has opened at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio. The cartoons originally appeared in weekly publications and are mostly from the center's collection. The exhibit in the Hayes Museum will continue through May 31, 2008. Admission to the museum is $6 for adults and $2 for children ages 6 to 12. Reservations for the reception must be made by Aug. 24. Information: 419-332-2081.
A quarterly cartooning publication titled "Stay Tooned! Magazine" is scheduled to premiere in November.
"I intend to combine the best parts of 'Cartoonist PROfiles' -- telling the stories of professional cartoonists, and 'The Aspiring Cartoonist' -- information and instruction for cartoonists," John Read, the periodical's founder, told E&P. "My plan includes marketing it to working cartoonists, aspiring cartoonists, fans of cartooning, and people who buy cartoons."
He said the first issue will have a southern-cartoonists theme, and feature people such as Steve Kelley, editorial cartoonist for The Times-Picayune of New Orleans and Creators Syndicate; Marshall Ramsey, editorial cartoonist for The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Miss., and Copley News Service; Scott Stantis, the editorial cartoonist for The Birmingham (Ala.) News and Copley who also does the "Prickly City" comic for Universal Press Syndicate; and John Rose, who does editorial cartoons out of the Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News-Record as well as the "Kids' Home Newspaper" cartoon/activity page for Copley and the "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith" strip for King Features Syndicate.
The first and subsequent issues of Read's subscription magazine will also focus on non-newspaper cartooning and cartoonists -- including animators, comic book artists, greeting card creators, children's book illustrators, etc. And Read said R.C. Harvey, who does the "Rants and Raves" online cartooning feature at RCHarvey.com, will write a regular column for "Stay Tooned!"
His magazine's Web site is still under construction, but, in the meantime,
Read can be reached at johnread3@hotmail.com.
Sources: Toledo Blade, E&P Online