Masterworks To Host Drawing Lesson, Lecture
In advance of an exhibit called “Kal Draws Bermuda: Satirical Pen Takes on Island Life,” which will see internationally acclaimed satirical artist Kevin Kallaugher [Kal] depict Bermuda from his own unique point of view, Masterworks will be hosting a free presentation and drawing lesson with the Artist in Residence.
The lesson and presentation will be held on August 7, 2014, with the doors to open at 5.30pm and the lecture to begin at 6.00pm. Reservations are recommended.
According to the Masterworks website, “Kevin Kallaugher is the international award-winning editorial cartoonist for The Economist magazine of London and The Baltimore Sun.
“In a distinguished career than spans 35 years, Mr. Kallaugher has created over 8,000 cartoons and 140 magazine covers, with a resumé including a half dozen collections of his published work, one man exhibitions in six countries, with additional international honours and awards in seven.
“He has created acclaimed animations and calendars, toured the United States with the Second City improv comedy troupe, and addressed audiences around the world. Mr. Kallaugher, who originates from Norwalk, Connecticut, is currently the artist-in-residence at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.”
In 1999, The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons said of Mr. Kallaugher, “Commanding a masterful style, Kallaugher stands among the premier caricaturists of the [twentieth] century.”
The “Kal Draws Bermuda: Satirical Pen Takes on Island Life” exhibit will be available to visit at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art from August 15, 2014 at 10.00am through August 27, 2014 at 4.00pm.
For more information about the exhibit, or to make reservations for the free lesson and lecture, please call 299-4000 or email artmworks@logic.bm.
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