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The Fitchburg Art Museum Presents the "World of the Graphic Novel"

artwork: Niko Henrichon - "Untitled", 2006 - Illustration for The Pride of Baghdad - Collection of the Norman Rockwell Museum. © and TM 1993 DC Comics. On view at the Fitchburg Art Museum, MA in "LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel" from September 25th until January 1st 2012.


Fitchburg, MA.- The Fitchburg Art Museum is proud to present “LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel”, on view through January 1st 2012. The exhibition is organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum and is making its only traveling New England appearance at the museum. “LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel” will examine the use of this dynamic form of visual communication, and place specific emphasis on the art of the contemporary graphic novel, which is an internationally recognized artistic and literary genre. This special exhibition will feature over 200 original art works, including paintings, drawings, storyboards, studies, books, photographs, and a documentary film, offering insights into the lives of the artists and the nature of their work. The impact on art discourse and the surrounding public community will be deepened and heightened by the powerful literary element of the exhibition.