Today’s the day! It’s the 40th anniversary of the first appearance of FBorFW in newspapers!
To celebrate, we’re giving away an original painting by Lynn Johnston (check out the style of art she’s doing these days)!
To enter, take a picture of your FBorFW collection: books, plush toys, DVDs–whatever you’ve collected over the years. Send it to us by email at design@fborfw.com with the subject line “My FBorFW Collection” and we’ll draw a winner next week!
Best of luck!
For someone who spent nearly 30 years writing (and drawing) for a living, I can’t find the words I want to say.
Lee Salem was someone I always thought I’d see again. You know, “wait a year”, or “we’ll get together at such and such an event.” This is never going to happen now.
I have missed my chance to tell him how grateful I am for his guidance and his gift for editing comic art. I have missed an opportunity to tell him that his confidence in me, and his gracious way of telling me I had missed the mark, helped me to become a professional. He was a mentor, a friend and a wonderful sounding board.
Lynn with Lee and Anita Salem.
I am so lucky to have known and worked with Lee Salem. I can’t tell him this now; I can only write lines for a website and notes to friends. No words seem adequate today, even for his dear and loving family. I guess if I have anything to say, it’s to tell everyone I know to hug the folks they love, write to those they admire, and tell these people how much your life has been influenced by them. Do this before it’s too late. We are all such a precious time-limited offer. Lee was only 73.
Lynn J.
[For more about Lee’s incredible contribution to the world of comic art, read Cathy Guisewite’s lovely words here. ]
Want a shot at owning an original piece of Lynn’s art (with some cool cameos?) Check out the Weekly Auction currently running at Heritage Auctions.
Proceeds from the winning bids in this special NCS “Popeye the Sailor’s 90th Birthday” auction will go to the NCS Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) charity that works in tandem with the National Cartoonists Society to advance the ideals and standards of the cartooning profession, to stimulate and encourage aspiring cartoonists through scholarships and educational programs, and to provide financial assistance to cartoonists and their families in times of hardship.
As part of our 40th anniversary celebrations, we’re working with the talented team of animators at Greg Ford Animation to produce a series of animated gifs you can use in your chat and messenger apps!
Our Giphy channel is located here; we’ll be adding more soon. (If you need some instructions on how to use these, you can find how-tos for all the major social platforms here.)
Here are a couple of ’em! Explore the rest of the collection.
We’re excited to announce that the Embassy of Canada in Washington D.C. will be hosting an art exhibition featuring Lynn’s work in September, and she will be presenting her “chalk talk” at the Library of Congress.
The exhibition will open on September 13th, 2019 and run through January, 2020. The Embassy’s art gallery is located next to the Newseum at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW and is open to the public Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, free of charge. Watch this page for more information.
Embassy of Canada
501 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C., 20001
“Cartoonist Lynn Johnston, creator of the long-running syndicated comic strip For Better or Worse, will discuss her career and artistic process while illustrating the presentation in real time.”
Fri, September 13, 2019
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Location
Whittall Pavilion
Thomas Jefferson Building, Ground Floor
10 First Street SE
Washington, DC 20540
United States
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Get tickets here: https://bit.ly/2yKSQYb