RON CAMPBELL, BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE ANIMATOR & BEATLES SATURDAY MORNING TV CARTOON SERIES DIRECTOR TO APPEAR LIVE, PAINTING, EXHIBITING & TALKING CARTOONS AT BUCKTOWN CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 225 E. 2ND STREET IN DAVENPORT
FRIDAY, JULY 17TH AND SATURDAY, JULY 18TH
THE LEGENDARY ANIMATOR/DIRECTOR WILL BE EXHIBITING HIS ORIGINAL BEATLES CARTOON ART AS WELL AS PAINTING NEW WORKS DURING HIS APPEARANCE.
Campbell will also be exhibiting artwork featuring other beloved cartoon characters that encompass his 50-year career in Children's Television such as Scooby Doo, the Smurfs, Rugrats, Winnie the Pooh, Flintstones, Jetsons & more.
ALL WORKS ARE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE.
Beatles animator Ron Campbell is available for interviews. Please contact Scott Segelbaum at scott@BeatlesCartoonArtShow.
In 1964 the Beatles invaded the United States, performing for 73 million people on the Ed Sullivan Show and dominating the US pop charts for years. Now over five decades later, the Fab Four continue to be the most celebrated musical group in Rock history. Ron Campbell, director of the 1960's Saturday Morning Beatles Cartoon series and animator of the Beatles film Yellow Submarine will make a rare personal appearance at Bucktown Center for the Arts at 225 E. 2nd Street in Davenport, Friday, July 17th and Saturday, July 18th. Ron will showcase his original Beatles cartoon paintings created specially for the show and create new Beatles pop art paintings live at the exhibit. The exhibit is free and all works are available for purchase.
Who: Ron Campbell, Director of the Beatles 1960's Saturday Morning Cartoon series and animator of film Yellow Submarine. Also involved in Scooby Doo, Rugrats, Smurfs, Winnie the Pooh, Flintstones, Jetson's, George of the Jungle and many others.
What: Ron Campbell will be offering for sale original cartoon paintings of the Beatles both in their ABC Cartoon and Yellow Submarine roles as well as various other works from his 50 year career in animation. These works of art were created specially for the Bucktown Center for the Arts exhibit.
Where: Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801 sponsored by MidCoast Fine Arts (563) 424-1210
When: Friday, July 17 - 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday, July 18 - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Details: Ron Campbell, director of the legendary Saturday morning Beatles Cartoon series that aired on ABC from September 25, 1965 through April 20, 1969 and animator on the Beatles film Yellow Submarine will make a rare personal at Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 2nd Street, Davenport for two days only.
The Saturday Morning Beatles Cartoon series received monstrous ratings in its time slot....a 67 share! It continually fueled new music to the young kids of America as they followed the bouncing drumstick to each Beatles tune. Campbell also wrote the forward to the definitive book on the Beatles cartoon series "Beatletoons."
Yellow Submarine, recently celebrating its 46th anniversary, has become a permanent fixture in pop culture, defining the psychedelic 60s for generations to come. In his book, Up Periscope, Yellow Submarine Producer Al Brodax gives Ron Campbell a great deal of credit for saving the movie and tying it all together at the last minute.
Campbell has also been involved with some of the most beloved cartoons including, Scooby Doo, Winnie The Pooh, Krazy Kat, George of the Jungle, The Jetsons, The Flintstones, the Smurfs, Goof Troop, Rugrats, Winnie the Pooh, Ed, Edd & Eddy and dozens more. Campbell's former studio was awarded a Peabody and an Emmy for his work in children's television. Since retiring after a 50 year career, he has been painting subjects always based on the animated cartoons he has helped bring to the screen. With particular emphasis on The Beatles, he shows his Cartoon Pop Art in galleries worldwide.
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