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ToonSeum at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212






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Currently at the ToonSeum

Just Kidding Around!: Children in Cartoons and Comics

Featuring original art and artifacts from: Hogan’s Alley, Little Orphan Annie, Rugrats, Nancy, Family Circus, Fat Albert, Peanuts, Little Lulu, Dennis the Menace, The Boy Mayor and many more!

Just Kidding Around will be on display in the ToonSeum gallery at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh from June 7th-August 3rd.

The exhibition will feature a range of cartoon mediums and genres including, animation art, comic strips, comic book, illustration, and editorial cartooning.

Special thanks to Jeff and Bill Keane for the creation and use of their wonderful artwork.





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Comics for Comics! July 16th.

A comedy concert benefiting the ToonSeum. With editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers, comedians Buzz Nutley and Billy Crawford and featuring Gene Collier!

Join us for an evening of laughter and cartooning on Wednesday, July 16th at 8pm at The Improv, 166 E. Bridge St. at the Stacks at the Waterfront.

 Tickets for Comics for Comics are $20 www.improv.com or by calling (412)462-5233.

For more information about the ToonSeum or this event, e-mail Erica@toonsem.org, or call (412)325-1060.



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Opening August 7th, 2008

Drawn to the Hive: Cartooning Pittsburgh’s Mayors

ToonSeum celebrates Pittsburgh’s 250th birthday with a cartoon tribute to our mayors through the editorial cartoons of Rob Rogers- Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Randy Bish-Tribune Review, Tim Hartman-North Hills New Record, Tim Menees-Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and Cy Hungerford of the Pittsburgh Sun and Press.

The exhibit will feature original art by some of the nations top editorial cartoonists who happen to call Pittsburgh home!



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Funding Provided by:

The Jean Schulz Donor Advised Fund of Sonoma County Foundation

The Hilda and Freddie Fu Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation

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The ToonSeum Drawing Board of Directors Fund

 


Special Thanks to:

The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

The Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco

Rose Marie McDaniel

The Charles M. Schulz Museum



ToonSeum Mission Statement

The mission of the ToonSeum is to celebrate the art of cartooning. Our goal is to promote a deeper appreciation of cartoonists and their work through hands-on workshops, community outreach, cartoon-oriented educational programming, and exhibitions of original cartoon art.










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