The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to present a benefit book launch party for Nick Bertozzi's controversial graphic novel, THE SALON. Bertozzi's graphic novel about the birth of Cubism is the subject of the Fund's current casework. The launch party will be at The Village Pourhouse at 64 3rd Ave. in Manhattan, and will feature an open bar and appetizer reception from 7:00 -- 8:00 pm, live music by The Cangelosi Cards all night, and a free signed Picasso print by Bertozzi for all attendees.
Since 2005, The Fund has been defending Georgia retailer Gordon Lee for distributing a preview of THE SALON, which depicted Picasso in the nude. To date the case has cost upwards of $80,000, with the Fund successfully knocking out five of the seven charges originally brought against Lee. A trial is expected in early June where the Fund's legal team will work to defeat the two remaining counts.
THE SALON benefit launch party is presented to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in cooperation with JahFurry and St. Martins Press. For more information, contact Charles Brownstein at (212) 679-7151. For further details, see: www.nickbertozzi.com/pourhouse_invite.jpg.
