Please join us for a reception and program to celebrate the opening of the new exhibition Drawn to Presidents: Portraits and Satiric Drawings by Drew Friedman at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Illustrators Drew Friedman and C.F. Payne will discuss, in a visual conversation, Friedman’s latest book of portraits All The Presidents (Fantagraphics, 2019), as well as their artistic influences, from MAD magazine artists Mort Drucker and Jack Davis, to David Levine and Robert Grossman. They will also discuss creating politically-themed artwork over the years for publications ranging from SPY to TIME, to The New York Observer and The New Yorker.
4:30–5:00 pm: Tour of the exhibition led by Drew Friedman
5:00–6:00 pm: Program “Spotlight on Drew Friedman—In conversation with C.F. Payne”
6:00–7:30 pm: Reception and book signing for All the Presidents. Books will be available for purchase on site from the Wexner Center Store. Light refreshments will be served.
