Video of the Week: Jim Benton draws Franny K. Stein
This week’s video is Jim Benton, who put on a great show at last fall’s West Virginia Book Festival, drawing one of his signature creations, Franny K. Stein:
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Where Are They Now?: Jim Clark
A photo from a gallery titled "West Virginia Autumn 2010" on Jim Clark's website. Award-winning outdoor photographer Jim Clark, who grew up in West Virginia’s southern coalfields, came to the West...
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Free comic books? Saturday’s the day: UPDATED
Bill Lynch reports in the Gazette on “the holiest day of the year” for hardcore comic book fans: Free Comic Book Day. It’s … well, like the name says, it’s a day when stores that sell comic books hand...
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David McCullough and “The Greater Journey”
Historian and author David McCullough poses with art by George Catlin, one of the artists featured in his new book, "The Greater Journey," at the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington. At left are...
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Celebrating the beauty of southern Appalachia
The first day of autumn arrives later this week. As West Virginia enters the peak of the fall foliage season, there may be no better time to ponder the beauty of the Appalachian mountains and forests...
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Are comic books art? The Warhol Museum says yes
"Batman: Knight Over Gotham," by Alex Ross If you’re a comic book fan, and you can make it up to Pittsburgh over the next few months, you’re in luck. Alex Ross, one of the great comic artists of the...
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More than a century of children’s book illustrations on display
An illustration from "Hush-a-Bye, Baby" by Kate Greenaway, one of the originators of the modern children's book. When I’ve written about children’s books and authors on this blog, I’ve sometimes...
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Iconic New Deal photos collected in new book
Betty Rivard After a 25-year career as a social worker and planner for the state, Betty Rivard became an award-winning professional fine art landscape photographer. When she discovered more than 1,600...
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Truth, justice and fresh picture book bios
Comic books are notorious for wrestling with themes of justice. Yet a sad vein of injustice seems to run through the lives of many comic book creators. One is Bill Finger, the subject of Marc Tyler...
View ArticleAbra Sabuda!
We haven’t seen much of pop-up book wizard Robert Sabuda here on the blog in the run-up to the West Virginia Book Festival. Honestly, it is pretty difficult to describe the magic of opening one of his...
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