Wednesday, February 4, 2015

DICKENS TRAVELS- Dickens, A Celebration In Pictures


Based on the show I curated in 2012 at the Yonkers Riverfront Library, a selection of work travels to Poe Park Visitor Center for Dickens' birthday month. And to celebrate Edgar Allan Poe's birthday in Jan., I will host a  conversation with Michael Patrick Hearn, children's literary scholar, on the relationship between Dickens and Poe, February 14th.


Also scheduled, Clare Pernice, author of Circus Girl, and I will lead an art workshop for kids from PS 246. High Schoolers will join me for a talk about illustrating Dickens, illustrators he chose and illustrators' work from the current exhibit. I will moderate a panel of some of the exhibiting artists and guest Carol Burrell on Feb. 21*. (read my interview with Clare on the Conversations blog, click here and read an interview with Dickens' biographer and author of Visionary American, A Biography of John Quincy Adams, Fred Kaplan on the blog as well.  (*new date)

More events are scheduled. For further information and a link to some extra cool info about Dickens, click here for the CBIG exhibits blog

PLEASE NOTE: SNOW DELAYS OPENING  - February 3 new date 5 - 21, 2015
DICKENS, A CELEBRATION IN PICTURES: ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATORS GROUP
exhibiting members:
CLICK on name to view artist's web site

Lisa CinelliDiana Ting Delosh, Peggy Dressel, Laura GoetzLeeza HernandezSara Kahn   Doreen Marts, Donna MiskendMarilyn PapasClare PerniceRoberta Rivera, Vicky Rubin   Cheryl Taborsky T. T. Tyler
Guest Speakers:  CLICK on name to view web site
Carol Burrell (a.k.a Klio, comic artist)

Poe Park Visitors Center Gallery                      Hours:   Tues. - Sat.   8am - 4pm2640 Grand Concourse                                         Exhibit and Events FREE
Bronx, NY 10458