The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, at Ohio State University in Columbus, is a must-visit for anyone interested in any and all genres of cartooning.
NCS attendees took an OSU bus from the hotel to the Bill Ireland. This brought to mind very happy memories of a field trip to New York I once took in college with Marion, my girlfriend at the time, and Barbara Harris, our Art History instructor at Westfield State.
Last Saturday in the auditorium, Colleen Doran told the story of her lifelong devotion to being a comics creator and artist.
When Colleen detailed her Pre-Raphaelite artistic influences, I felt as though I was back in Art History class with Ms. Harris, as we called at her at the time. I am very pleased to own one of Barbara’s excellent paintings.
I also proudly own this painting by Colleen. It’s an outstanding work that is worth far more than what I paid her many years ago.
The Billy Ireland’s galleries aren’t huge, but they’re packed with visual delights. Samples of Bill Waterson’s original art for Calvin & Hobbes are prominently displayed.
The museum has curated a touring Calvin & Hobbes exhibit, that will be presented later this year at the Norman Rockwell Museum, here in Massachusetts.
The New England Chapter of the NCS is planning a field trip to the museum to see the C&H exhibit. There are more happy memories to be made!
To wrap up, Here is an interactive PDF of the National Cartoonists Society program book from last week’s conference and awards dinner. As you will see on page 3, Colleen is now the NCS Treasurer.
https://www.flipbookpdf.net/web/site/51ff6ed59f2753c2c5323c206e3270578d53aa57FBP29703983.pdf.html
