Friday, November 18, 2005
WHAM! ZAP! KRAZY! NOV18-20, OPENING DAYS, MASTERS OF AMERICAN COMICS, HAMMER MUSEUM!
Co-organized by the Hammer Museum and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Masters of American Comics opens November 20 - A Must-See!
Become a Hammer member! Join by November 17 to receive an invitation to the Hammer Members Reception, 8:30pm to 11pm, Friday, November 18. Sign-up or upgrade to the Supporter level ($300) or above, and receive invitations to the Director's Reception at the Hammer and the exhibition preview at MOCA:
6:30pm to 8:30pm, Friday, November 18, Hammer Museum
6:30pm to 8:30pm, Saturday, November 19, MOCA
Call 310.443.7050 for more information or >>click here to sign up now.
Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts, September 14, 1986. Drawing for newspaper Sunday page. On view at Hammer Museum. Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center. Peanuts: ©United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Digital Image ©2005 Rick Samuels.
All Hammer Members are invited to a Members Preview Day on Saturday, November 19, 11am-7pm and are always receive priority seating at Hammer public programs. During the run of Masters of American Comics, Hammer Members also receive free and unlimited admission for two at MOCA Grand Avenue and a 10% discount at the MOCA store with a valid Hammer Membership card.
Exhibition:
Sunday, Nov 20
Masters of American Comics is the first extensive exhibition of its kind presenting over 900 drawings, proofs, printed newspaper pages, comic books, and graphic novels by 15 of the most influential 20th-century American comic artists. The exhibition features the work of Winsor McCay, Lyonel Feininger, George Herriman, E.C. Segar, Frank King, Chester Gould, Milton Caniff, Charles Schulz, Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Gary Panter, and Chris Ware.
HAMMER MUSEUM
10899 Wilshire Blvd at Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90024
310.443.7000
Gallery hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 11am-7pm; Sunday 11am-5pm; Thursday 11am-9pm. Closed Mondays.Admission: $5 Adults; $3 Seniors (65+) and UCLA Alumni Association Members with ID; Free for Museum members, students with ID, UCLA faculty and staff, and visitors 17 and under accompanied by an adult; Free on Thursdays for all visitors. Public programs are free of charge. Gallery talks are free with museum admissions. Hammer members receive priority seating. For more information about Hammer Membership, email http://rd.bcentral.com/?ID=3462048&s=56048687.
Become a Hammer member! Join by November 17 to receive an invitation to the Hammer Members Reception, 8:30pm to 11pm, Friday, November 18. Sign-up or upgrade to the Supporter level ($300) or above, and receive invitations to the Director's Reception at the Hammer and the exhibition preview at MOCA:
6:30pm to 8:30pm, Friday, November 18, Hammer Museum
6:30pm to 8:30pm, Saturday, November 19, MOCA
Call 310.443.7050 for more information or >>click here to sign up now.
Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts, September 14, 1986. Drawing for newspaper Sunday page. On view at Hammer Museum. Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center. Peanuts: ©United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Digital Image ©2005 Rick Samuels.
Sunday, Nov 20
Masters of American Comics is the first extensive exhibition of its kind presenting over 900 drawings, proofs, printed newspaper pages, comic books, and graphic novels by 15 of the most influential 20th-century American comic artists. The exhibition features the work of Winsor McCay, Lyonel Feininger, George Herriman, E.C. Segar, Frank King, Chester Gould, Milton Caniff, Charles Schulz, Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Gary Panter, and Chris Ware.
HAMMER MUSEUM
10899 Wilshire Blvd at Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90024
310.443.7000
Gallery hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 11am-7pm; Sunday 11am-5pm; Thursday 11am-9pm. Closed Mondays.Admission: $5 Adults; $3 Seniors (65+) and UCLA Alumni Association Members with ID; Free for Museum members, students with ID, UCLA faculty and staff, and visitors 17 and under accompanied by an adult; Free on Thursdays for all visitors. Public programs are free of charge. Gallery talks are free with museum admissions. Hammer members receive priority seating. For more information about Hammer Membership, email http://rd.bcentral.com/?ID=3462048&s=56048687.
