Newspaper Comics: Printing and Papercraft Day!

Saturday, April 22 | 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Join us for an afternoon of printing and papercraft fun to celebrate the exhibition Man Saves Comics! Explore more comics and artifacts from the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection shown by print historian Glenn Fleishman. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn more about the printing process, print your own letterpress print, and make your own version of some of the papercraft toys printed in early 20th-century newspapers.

1:30-2pm | Tour of Man Saves Comics! by the exhibition curators Ann Lennon and Caitlin McGurk (Galleries)

1:30-4pm | Drop-in Show and Tell with print historian Glenn Fleishman. (Reading Room)

1:30-4pm | Drop-in Letterpress Printing hands-on printing with our friends from the Cincinnati Type & Print Museum (First Floor Lobby)

1:30-4pm | Drop-In Hands-on Papercrafts play with reproductions of children’s section activities from early 20th-century newspapers. All supplies will be provided. (Eisner Room)

Light refreshments will be served.

FREE and open to all!

The children’s section of early American newspapers were filled with wonderful and wildly unique papercrafts, puzzles, and other activities for kids of any age and background to enjoy. See below for some examples of the pages we’ll be reproducing for the crafting portion of this event!