Art Spiegelman and Phillip Johnston: WORDLESS!

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Spiegelman, noted as a historian and theorist of comics as well as an artist, collaborates with Phillip Johnston, the critically acclaimed jazz composer who wrote all-new scores will be performing live with his sextet. Johnston?s music accompanies the cartoonist?s personal tour of the first legitimate ?graphic novels?? silent picture stories made by early 20th century masters like Frans Masereel, Lynd Ward and Milt Gross?and their influence on him. As Spiegelman explores ?the battle between Words and Pictures?, he smashes at the hyphen between High and Low Art in a presentation featuring a new work drawn specifically for this project, ?Shaping Thought.? Presented by This event is sponsored by Lawrence and Donna Gould Cohen and Martha Gershun and Don Goldman in memory of Gloria P. Gershun, a professional librarian and passionate booklover with deep ties to the Jewish community.