Sometimes I Love My Job

[sdelmonte]

I just came from meeting with the Museum's deputy director for programs. Why? It seems that The Jewish Museum is thinking about taking a show from a California musuem abot innovative comic book artists, including Will Eisner and Jack Kirby. When I heard about this, I told the deputy that I knew a good deal about Eisner and Kirby, about whom she knows nothing.

She is doing a presentation to a board committe about this show. She needed help. So I went and talked with her about The Spirit and the Thing (who is Jewish) and all sorts of cool stuff like that.

So...

1) My geekitude has finally been proven practical;

2) The art world has accepted that comic book art is art; and

3) The Jewish Museum might be doing a show that gives Eisner and Kibry, the two most influential super-hero artists ever, their due.

Sometimes, I love my job.

Comments

[aberrantangels]

Sometimes, I love my job.

You should. *thumbs up*

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

You have done a great mitzvah.

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

Yay.

Which reminds me, I need to go see the "Golden Age of Comics" exhibit at The Breman Museum in Atlanta while it's still there.

[doeeyedbunny.livejournal.com]

If the museum does this show - that would be f**king awesome! And it would be partially your fault!!

[dotsomething.livejournal.com]

That sounds so cool, good for you, and for comics as an art form.

[gingicat]

I sent a link to your entry to my sister (who is at NYU doing a master's in the history of objects) and she remarked, "It sounds like The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay."

[sdelmonte]

It's thus owrth noting that Michael Chabon is writing a catalogue essay for the show in California, and that I spent part of my meeting talking aobut how Eisner was an acknowledged influence and source for Chabon's work in that novel.