Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist

Join us for a special screening of this in-depth documentary on Will Eisner, "the godfather of the American comic book." Filmmakers Andrew D. Cooke and Jon B. Cooke will be with us to discuss their insightful film about one of the greatest innovators in the history of the art form.

The creator of A Contract with God and The Spirit, Will Eisner considered himself "a graphic witness reporting on life, death, heartbreak, and the never ending struggle to prevail." From the early days of comic books in the 1930s through six revolutionary decades, he stretched the boundaries and advocated more sophisticated storytelling techniques, and then reinvented himself as the architect of the graphic novel format.

Through interviews with such notable figures as Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Chabon, Frank Miller, Jules Feiffer and Art Spiegelman, Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist provides us with an intimate look at this comic book master, who had an undeniable influence on the medium. The screening is free with Museum admission.

Life After Black: The Visual
Journals of Barron Storey

For Barron Storey, visual journals allow for everything from personal therapy to research and development for his illustrations and comics, and he works in them daily. Since 1976, he has created more than one hundred forty-five visual journals.

An illustrator, graphic novelist, and noted educator, Barron Storey has created award-winning artworks for the covers and pages of Time, National Geographic, Saturday Review, and The Sandman: Endless Nights among others. The artist’s paintings are held in the collections of the National Air and Space Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the National Portrait Gallery, and his published journals include Life After Black and Marat/Sade Journals.

All programs are free with Museum admission. Children age eighteen and under are free!

Model Citizens

Find out what it was like to pose for America’s favorite illustrator from Norman Rockwell’s own models, who share their personal experiences.
Free with Museum admission.

Meet Mr. Butler

Meet historic figure Charles Butler, New York City attorney and owner of Linwood House, the gracious 1859 Berkshire "cottage" overlooking the Housatonic River. Mr. Butler will greet you in the library and share entertaining stories of his life and times. Enjoy refreshments with him in the courtyard after the program.
Free with Museum admission.