Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: new leadership at the museum - Manager/Director of Development Doug Bratton and Registrar Mell Scalzi (IMG_6115)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: new manager Doug Bratton (this was his third day on the job) speaks to the volunteers working tonight's event prior to opening (IMG_6118)
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Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: the original artwork for Eisner's classic 1948 Spirit story, "Gerhard Shnobble" (IMG_6120)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: original graphic novel artwork on display includes pages from Eisner's seminal "A Contract With God" (IMG_6121)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: the exhibit includes original pages from textbooks and "New York: The Big City" (IMG_6122)
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Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: introductory description at the entrance to the museum (IMG_6123)
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Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: attendees had the opportunity to purchase various works by and about the artist (IMG_6127)
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Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: the original artwork for all five pages from the 1966 New York Herald Tribune Spirit story are on display (IMG_6128)
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Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: general view of the exhibit prior to the public being admitted (IMG_6131)
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Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: friendly MoCCA volunteers waiting to check you in once you get off the elevator (IMG_6133)
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Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: last-minute preparation - Manager Doug Bratton makes sure a title card is properly in place (IMG_6134)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: last-minute prep work - Registrar Mell Scalzi and Manager Doug Bratton make sure a title card is level (IMG_6148)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: last-minute prep work - Registrar Mell Scalzi and Manager Doug Bratton make sure a title card is level (IMG_6152)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: exhibit co-curator Denis Kitchen has just arrived and is checking in (IMG_6154)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: an attendee views the exhibit (IMG_6159)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: viewing original pages from "In The Heart Of The Storm" (IMG_6164)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: Chairman Ellen Abramowitz, co-curator Danny Fingeroth, co-curator Denis Kitchen (IMG_6174)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: an attendee views the original artwork from Eisner's classic 1948 Spirit tale "The Story of Gerhard Shnobble" (IMG_6175)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: the original artwork for the cover of Eisner's groundbreaking 1978 graphic novel "A Contract With God" (IMG_6178)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: close-up of the title lettering from the original artwork for the cover of Eisner's groundbreaking 1978 graphic novel "A Contract With God" (IMG_6180)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11 (IMG_6187)
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Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11 (IMG_6190)
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Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11 (IMG_6192)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: original art for the last page of Eisner's 1948 Spirit classic "The Story of Gerhard Shnobble" (IMG_6196)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: original art for the last page of Eisner's 1948 Spirit classic "The Story of Gerhard Shnobble" - close-up of the figure of Gerhard Shnobble flying to heaven (IMG_6198)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: admiring the original artwork for the 1966 New York Herald Tribune Spirit story (IMG_6204)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: MoCCA volunteers at the museum's entrance review the list of attendees who have checked in (IMG_6221)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: MoCCA Chairman Ellen Abramowitz thanks everyone for coming (IMG_6223)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: cheers and applause for new MoCCA Manager Doug Bratton, who has just been introduced to the crowd by Chairman Ellen Abramowitz (IMG_6227)
Gary Dunaier:
Will Eisner opening reception at MoCCA, 03/03/11: Carl Gropper of the Will Eisner Family Foundation speaks to those in attendance (IMG_6230)
