Meeting/Lunch at WEPCO
Brian Walker – A Life in Cartoons
Join the Kiwanis Club of Wilton for a special event!
We’re thrilled to host legendary cartoonist and historian Brian Walker, co-creator of Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois, and author of The Comics – The Complete Collection. He will present “A Life in Cartoons“, a deep dive into his work and the fascinating history he’s encountered throughout his career.
Don’t miss this fun, insightful look into the world of comics! ✍️ Meet & Greet to follow.
📅 Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:15 PM
📍 Location: WEPCO, 48 New Canaan Rd, Wilton, CT 06897
Full Event Images
About Brian Walker
Brian Walker has a diverse background in professional cartooning and cartoon
scholarship. He is a founder and former director of the Museum of Cartoon Art, where
he worked from 1974 to 1992. Since 1984, he has been part of the creative team that
produces the comic strips, Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois. He has written, edited or
contributed to forty-five books on cartoon art, including the definitive history, The
Comics – The Complete Collection published by Abrams ComicArts. He taught a course
in cartoon history at the School of Visual Arts from 1995 to 1996. He has served as
curator for seventy-five cartoon exhibitions including The Sunday Funnies: 100 Years of
Comics in American Life, at the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, Connecticut, 100 Years
of American Comics at the Belgian Center for Comic Art in Brussels, Masters of
American Comics at the Hammer Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los
Angeles and George Herriman – Krazy Kat is Krazy Kat is Krazy Kat at the Reina Sofia
Museum in Madrid. He was Editor-in-Chief of Collectors’ Showcase magazine from
1997 to 2000 and is the founder and current chairman of the Connecticut Chapter of the
National Cartoonists Society.
Posted: April 21, 2025 by saulwgoldberg
Meeting/Lunch at WEPCO – April 23, 2025
Meeting/Lunch at WEPCO
Brian Walker – A Life in Cartoons
Join the Kiwanis Club of Wilton for a special event!
We’re thrilled to host legendary cartoonist and historian Brian Walker, co-creator of Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois, and author of The Comics – The Complete Collection. He will present “A Life in Cartoons“, a deep dive into his work and the fascinating history he’s encountered throughout his career.
Don’t miss this fun, insightful look into the world of comics! ✍️ Meet & Greet to follow.
📅 Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:15 PM
📍 Location: WEPCO, 48 New Canaan Rd, Wilton, CT 06897
Full Event Images
About Brian Walker
Brian Walker has a diverse background in professional cartooning and cartoon
scholarship. He is a founder and former director of the Museum of Cartoon Art, where
he worked from 1974 to 1992. Since 1984, he has been part of the creative team that
produces the comic strips, Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois. He has written, edited or
contributed to forty-five books on cartoon art, including the definitive history, The
Comics – The Complete Collection published by Abrams ComicArts. He taught a course
in cartoon history at the School of Visual Arts from 1995 to 1996. He has served as
curator for seventy-five cartoon exhibitions including The Sunday Funnies: 100 Years of
Comics in American Life, at the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, Connecticut, 100 Years
of American Comics at the Belgian Center for Comic Art in Brussels, Masters of
American Comics at the Hammer Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los
Angeles and George Herriman – Krazy Kat is Krazy Kat is Krazy Kat at the Reina Sofia
Museum in Madrid. He was Editor-in-Chief of Collectors’ Showcase magazine from
1997 to 2000 and is the founder and current chairman of the Connecticut Chapter of the
National Cartoonists Society.
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