The Cartoon Art Museum’s exhibition Chuck Jones: Drawing on Imagination opens on Saturday, March 23, 2013.
San Francisco, CA --
The Cartoon Art Museum and The Chuck Jones Center for Creativitywill host a special reception for the exhibition Chuck Jones: Drawing on Imagination on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Special guests include Chuck Jones’ widow, Marian Jones, his daughter, Linda Jones Clough, and his grandson, Craig Kausen, who is the Chairman of The Chuck Jones Center for Creativity, as well as other guests from the family and the Center. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Cartoon Art Museum and Chuck Jones Center for Creativity.
Tickets are $50 for the VIP portion of the evening and $10 for the general public. Advance tickets can be purchased through the following link: http://guestli.st/151239
Additional level tickets offer discount memberships to the Cartoon Art Museum and charter membership to the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity. Please visit the ticket page for details.
From 6pm to 7pm, The VIP portion of the event will include an exclusive Docent Tour of the exhibition conducted by Chuck’s daughter, Linda Jones Clough, and his grandson, Craig Kausen. Exclusive items will be available for auction, including tribute artwork from artists at Pixar Animation Studios and an original piece by Chuck Jones. Event sponsors Square Meals and Shmaltz Brewery will be providing refreshments.
From 7pm to 9pm, regular ticket buyers can enjoy refreshments, mix and mingle with our special guests, and participate in the auction. The auction will close for live bidding at 8pm.
The Cartoon Art Museum presents a centennial retrospective of the art of legendary animation director and creator Chuck Jones, on display from February 9 through May 5, 2013. The exhibition, comprising 100 works of art from the late 1930s through the late 1990s, is entitled Chuck Jones: Drawing on Imagination—100 Years of an Animated Artist. Artwork for the exhibit is provided by the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity in Costa Mesa, CA.
Chuck Jones, a graduate of the Chouinard Art Institute (now CalArts in Valencia), drew $1.00 portraits on Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles before he began his career in animation as a cel washer at Ubbe Iwerks Studio in 1932. He directed his first cartoon, “The Night Watchman,” for Leon Schlesinger Productions in 1938 and went to helm such classic Warner Brothers shorts as "What's Opera, Doc?" and "One Froggy Evening." Winner of three animation Oscars and an honorary Lifetime Achievement Oscar for "the creation of classic cartoons and cartoon characters," Jones is today considered synonymous with the "Golden Age" of studio animation and has inspired many of today’s most significant film directors, artists, and animators.
“I have been a fan of the Cartoon Art Museum for many years and to finally have such an extensive exhibition presented here is like a dream come true. My grandfather loved San Francisco and its denizens. This exhibition, with many never-before-exhibited works, is a masterpiece to celebrate Chuck’s Centennial Celebration,” said Craig Kausen, Chairman of the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity and Chuck’s grandson.
“We’re thrilled with the opportunity to partner with the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity, and to bring our patrons 100 pieces of classic and rarely seen artwork from one of the greatest and most influential cartoonists in American history,” said Cartoon Art Museum curator Andrew Farago. “Chuck received the Cartoon Art Museum’s Sparky Award for lifetime achievement in 1998, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to further celebrate his extraordinary career and talent.”
Source: Cartoon Art Museum
