We exhibit all forms of original cartoon art including Animation, Comic Strip, Editorial, Magazine, Underground comix, Comic Book, Caricatures and .. comic art.
Located at 655 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105
415-CARTOON
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 11am to 5pm
CARTOON ART MUSEUM's Details
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Single
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Networking
Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius
CARTOON ART MUSEUM has a new exhibit of Webcomics! Posted at 9:50 PM Aug 18 view more
The Cartoon Art Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit institution dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of original cartoon art in all its forms. The Museum encourages the appreciation of this original art form for it’s artistic, cultural, and historic merits.
Founded in late 1984 by a small group of cartoon art aficionados, The Cartoon Art Museum began as a traveling museum; exhibitions were installed in local museums and corporate spaces. In 1987, with an endowment from Peanuts creator Charles Schulz and from one of the founding trustees, Malcome Whyte, The Cartoon Art Museum was able to find an exhibition space in San Francisco’s downtown area in the historic Print Center Building. In December of 2001 the museum moved to its current location at 655 Mission Street.
Since then The Cartoon Art Museum has produced multiple exhibitions each year as well as numerous publications, each focused on one of the many facets of cartoon art. The permanent collection, comprised of over 6,000 original pieces of art, includes art from comic books, magazines, newspapers, advertisements, and animated movies, as well as sculpture and video. Works date from the 1730’s to the present.
For more information about exhibitions and events, check out the website at www.cartoonart.org
The Cartoon Art Museum's Opening Reception for "From Richie Rich to Wendy the Witch: The Art of Harvey Comics" with special guests, Harvey Comic historians Mark Arnold and David Holt, Friday, August 1, 2008.
Who I'd like to meet: The audience that visits the Cartoon Art Museum is diverse and comprised of people who love cartoon art, which cuts across all demographics, genres, nationalities and age groups.
Each year the Museum serves an audience of roughly 30,000 people from the San Francisco Bay Area, all over the United States as well as around the globe. This inherent diversity – and the cosmopolitan nature of the Museum's San Francisco home – is reflected in its exhibitions and programs, which celebrate the work of women cartoonists, minorities, and international artists.
Video documentation of a performance piece by my friend Nate Kassel who rode around on his bike slapping high-fives to people who were trying to hail taxi cabs in NYC. Enjoy!
