This Wednesday February 18, 2009 is the member preview event for the Zap! Pow! Bam! Exhibit coming to Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
The exhibit promises to please all who have even a slight interest in superheroes.
On February 19, 2009 the exhibit opens to the public. There will be plenty of media coverage as there is a resurgence of interest in the superheroes and in particular as this exhibit focuses in the Golden Age. Batman, Superman, and others will be featured.
Want to see the Bat Mobile? Go to the Skriball starting Feb 19 and Feb 18 if you’re a member.
Check out the info below from the Skirball.org website.
ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938–1950
February 19-August 9, 2009
ADMISSION:
Included with Museum admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2–12; Free to Members and Children under 2; Free to all on Thursdays
Through never-before exhibited art and objects culled from private and institutional collections, ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950 explores the genesis of cultural icons such as Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, and Captain America. In the midst of the economic and political turmoil of the 1930s and 1940s, comic books offered America champions who shaped the values of an entire generation. ZAP! POW! BAM! examines the creative processes and influences that drove young Jewish artists to express their talents through the storylines and art of comic books. The exhibition features rare vintage artwork and books, 1940s Hollywood movie serials, and colorful interactive displays including a drawing studio, a newsstand, a vintage Batmobile ride, and stations that allow children to dress up as Superheroes or transform themselves via a quick costume change in a telephone booth. Guest curator Jerry Robinson brings a long history as a comic book industry insider to the exhibition. Working with Batman co-creators Bob Kane and Bill Finger, Robinson named Robin, Batman’s young protégé. Robinson also co-created The Joker, Batman’s nemesis and one of the first Super-Villains.
ORGANIZED BY THE BREMAN MUSEUM, ATLANTA, GA.
Superman #14. Cover art by Fred Ray. © 1941 DC Comics. Superman™ and © DC Comics. All rights reserved. Used with permission. From the collection of Jerry Robinson.Detective Comics #71. Cover art by Jerry Robinson. © 1942 DC Comics. Batman, Robin & The Joker™ and © DC Comics. All rights reserved. Used with permission. From the collection of Jerry Robinson.
Wonder Woman #1, summer 1942. Publisher: DC Comics. Collection of Michigan State University Libraries.
The Joker, first concept sketch, 1940. Artist: Jerry Robinson. Collection of Jerry Robinson.
RELATED EXHIBITION:
- Lights, Camera, Action: Comic Book Heroes of Film and Television (February 19-August 9, 2009)
RELATED PROGRAMS:
- ZAP! POW! BAM! Tour (Thursday, February 19, 2:30 pm)
- ZAP! POW! BAM! Member Night (Wednesday, February 25, 6:30 pm)
- ZAP! POW! BAM! Member Preview Day (Wednesday, February 18, 1:00 pm)
- Curator’s Talk: The Golden Age of Comic Books (Thursday, March 5, 8:00 pm)
- From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books—Arie Kaplan (Tuesday, May 12, 7:30 pm)
- Comic Book Hero Creations (Sunday, April 26, 10:00 am)
- A Sleepover Fit for a Superhero (Saturday, April 18, 6:00 pm)