Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:02:35 -0500 From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu> To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> Subject: [WSFA] Re: Quoted without comment Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> > dicconf at radix.net 11/19/04 7:31:08 AM >>> > >>From the Washington POST, 18 Nov 2004: > >A SWORDED AFFAIR IN COLLEGE PARK >"Magical Adventures: Fantasy Art from the Frank Collection" >provides more >than 60 opportunities to indulge your inner teen. The >exhibition, at the >University of Maryland, includes illustration art from the covers >of pulp >sci-fi novels, calendars and games, most made in the last 40 >years and >collected by McLean [Virginia] residents Jane and Howard >Frank. Those >familiar with Advanced Dungeons & Dragons will be right at >home. >Conjuring, sorcery, scantily clad damsels in distress and >dragon-slaying >are major themes. Hokey as it sounds, the show feels right: >As the halls >of high art welcome what was formerly considered low, >exhibitions of >illustration and cartooning should become even more >common. > >- - - - - > >Quoted without comment because it left me speechless. > >This is at the Art Gallery in the Art-Sociology Building, >University of >Maryland, College Park, Monday-Saturday 11 to 4 until >December 18. It is, >of course, closed during Darkovercon weekend... Gosh, closed in honor of Darkover? mjw > >-- Dick Eney