Keep on Truckin’ at the Frye
Comics were always about a lot more than kid stuff. They were a snapshot of pop culture and society, told in a multi-level story. At the superficial level was the silly, often inane, story. But at a more base level, it was a take on what was going on it the world around us. The Frye Museum shows just how powerful the comics can be with it’s current show Crumb’s Underground.
Robert Crumb, or R. Crumb as he was more commonly known, was a pioneer of underground “comix” and in his writing and art covered such weighty social topics as sex, drugs, race, violence, and government repression. With a group of stereotypical characters appearing, he pokes at our foibles and our social and spiritual quests in life. In other words, these comics will make you laugh — but they’ll also make you stop and think.
Crumb was the founder of Zap Comix, published in the San Francisco counter-culture era of the 1960’s. Zap quickly found an avid readership in the underground world of fanzines, newspapers and comics, and eventually added additional cartoonists who also went on to great success. It took years of working at his craft before Crumb received acceptance and recognition for work, but eventually his cartoons were published in more mainstream publications, including the New Yorker.
Some of the more well-known Crumb cartoon images include Keep on Truckin’ (an anthem for a generation) and Mr. Natural (at left).
This Crumb exhibit honors the long career of the underground comics pioneer, and is the most comprehensive exhibit of his work seen in the United States. It showcases 40 years of his satire and critique of mainstream culture, and is sure to bring back some memories for those of a “certain age.”
Location: 704 Terry Avenue, First Hill (map it)
Dates & Times: January 26th - April 27th, 2008. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, 10 am -5 pm; Thursday 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday noon - 5 pm.
Admission: Free
Photo credit: wikipedia
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