MICHAEL NENO

Known in some circles as the Culture Czar of America , Michael R. Neno is one of the foremost cartoonists of his generation. From his critically acclaimed minicomics of the ‘80s to the Xeric Foundation grant winning Michael Neno’s Reactionary Tales and his wacky and touching Quacky Pig and Friends online comic strip, Neno has set a high standard for cartooning that continues to entertain and electrify.

Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Record Album Cover

Before Alex Steinweiss convinced Columbia to allow him to design album cover art for Smash Song Hits by Rodgers & Hart in 1939, album covers featured just text on the cover. When the sales of that album skyrocketed, Columbia paid him to continue designing covers, and he went onto design roughly 2,500 of them over the next 35 years.

I will be presenting nearly 50 of Steinweiss' record covers (most of them from the '40s and '50s) in a gallery display entitled Steinweiss: the Inventor of the Record Album Cover, hosted by Wild Goose Creative in Columbus, Ohio.

The grand opening of the display is Saturday, May 9th, at 7:00 pm. Program notes will be provided. If you're in the area, please stop by and enjoy the designs and innovative techniques of this important 20th century graphic artist.

Learn more about Alex Steinweiss Here, Here and Here.

When: Saturday, May 9th at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street Columbus Ohio, 43202