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Visiting Artist: Joe Sacco

Sacco's depiction of WWII battle field

Joe Sacco is appearing at the Pulp Culture Comic Arts Festival & Symposium as part of the Burack Distinguished Lecture Series. He was born in Malta and now lives in Portland, Oregon. He is mostly known for his journalistic comic books, which include Palestine (Fantagraphics, 2001), Safe Area Gorazde (Fantagraphics, 2002), and Footnotes in Gaza (Metropolitan Books, 2010). He was won many awards for his journalism comics: 1996 American Book Award, 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship, 2001 Eisner Award, 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize nomination, 2010 Ridenhour Book Prize, 2012 Oregon Book Award, and 2014 Oregon Book Award Finalist for Journalism.

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ALISON BECHDEL TO BE APPOINTED VERMONT CARTOONIST LAUREATE

Thursday, April 6
Appointment of Vermont Cartoonist Laureate
With the reading of a resolution on the Vermont State House floor, Alison Bechdel will be appointed Vermont Cartoonist Laureate. Assembly convenes at 1pm

Presentation of Laurels
with Cartoonist Laureate Alison Bechdel
Thursday, April 6, 4pm, at The Center for Cartoon Studies. 

Montpelier, Vermont-Bolton, Vermont resident Alison Bechdel will become Vermont’s third cartoonist laureate on Thursday, April 6, 2017, when she will be recognized on the Vermont State House floor. Vermont is the only state that regularly appoints a cartoonist laureate.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Rep. Peter Welch, Vermont’s congressional delegation, said in a joint statement, “We applaud The Center for Cartoon Studies’ choice of Alison Bechdel to serve as Vermont’s next cartoonist laureate. For three decades, Ms. Bechdel’s talents have been well known to Vermonters, and we have proudly watched her achieve the national acclaim she deserves. Her scope of work – from books to Broadway – has added to our national discourse. Congratulations to Alison Bechdel for continuing another unique tradition that sets Vermont apart.”

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