Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: Strand Bookstore, Broadway and 12th Street, New York City, where the event took place (IMG_1013)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: sign outside the store promoting tonight's event (IMG_1019)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: "Free Strand Events" sign and "take-ones" near the elevator include tonight's event on the calendar (IMG_1020)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: a sign promoting tonight's event was prominently visible during last week's panel with Daniel Clowes and Chip Kidd (IMG_0927)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: paying for it - the Strand Bookstore cashier scans the barcode on my copy of Chester Brown's new graphic novel "Paying For It" (IMG_1022)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: paid for it - the receipt shows I paid for my copy of Chester Brown's new graphic novel "Paying For It" (IMG_1025)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: I got there so early that the area where the event would take place was still in normal "bookstore" mode (IMG_1026)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: I got there so early that the area where the event would take place was still in normal "bookstore" mode (IMG_1028)
Gary Dunaier:
Preparing for Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: Strand employees move tables with books out of the way to make room for seating (IMG_1031)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: a customer browses in the space where, just over an hour from now, the speakers' table will be set (IMG_1035)
Gary Dunaier:
Preparing for Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: the area has been cleared and is awaiting seats (IMG_1036)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: signs promoting tonight's event and a future event on the wall in the Comics/Graphic Novels section (IMG_1038)
Gary Dunaier:
Preparing for Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: some of the chairs have been set up, and early arrivals have already claimed their seats (IMG_1040)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: Chester Brown signs copies of his new graphic novel "Paying For It" prior to the start of the event (IMG_1044)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: zoom-lens closeup of Chester Brown signing a copy of his new graphic novel "Paying For It" prior to the start of the event (IMG_1046)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: as Chester Brown signs copies of his new graphic novel "Paying For It," a customer browses through the Strand's selection of photography books in the corner (IMG_1048)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: Chester Brown blows on a just-signed copy of his new graphic novel "Paying For It" to make sure the ink is dry (IMG_1050)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: prior to the start of the event, Chester Brown and Tracy Quan discuss whether or not his new graphic novel "Paying For It" should have been issued with or without a dust jacket (IMG_1052)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: view of the audience less than ten minutes before the start of the event (IMG_1057)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: view of the audience less than ten minutes before the start of the event (IMG_1058
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11 (IMG_1060)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: the first half of the event was Chester Brown reading from his new graphic novel "Paying For It" (IMG_1065)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: the laptop screen reflects in Chester Brown's glasses as he reads a chapter from his new graphic novel "Paying For It" (IMG_1067)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: as Chester Brown reads from his new graphic novel "Paying For It," panel moderator Benjamen Walker follows along on the computer screen while Tracy Quan follows along on the projection screen (IMG_1075)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: as Chester Brown reads from his new graphic novel "Paying For It," the relevant panel is displayed on a projection screen (IMG_1077)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11 (IMG_1082)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: Chester Brown, panel moderator Benjamen Walker and Tracy Quan (IMG_1084)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11 (IMG_1085)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: panel moderator Benjamen Walker (IMG_1086)
Gary Dunaier:
Chester Brown at The Strand, 05/12/11: Tracy Quan (IMG_1087)