How Graphic Novels Became an Art Form For Everyone (Really) with Dr. Randy Duncan

Name: How Graphic Novels Became an Art Form For Everyone (Really) with Dr. Randy Duncan
Start: 2025-08-20T18:30:00-05:00
Location: 222 SW Washington St, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61602

Schedule

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

222 SW Washington St, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61602 | Peoria, IL

In partnership with the Fine Arts Society of Peoria, the Peoria Riverfront Museum is excited to bring the fantastical world of comics to you with a special lecture from Dr. Randy Duncan.
Join us for:
"How Graphic Novels Became an Art Form For Everyone (Really)" with Randy Duncan
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | Lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Duncan will be discussing with us the significance of the graphic novel as an art form, with an approach focused principally on American comic books, with the acknowledgement of the international talents that have come to influence them. Comic books are a significant American art form, which has found itself as a chief pillar in American pop culture, leading to media empires like Marvel Studios, and a profound literary and artistic impact on America's national identity.
Sponsored by Visionary Society, Friends of Art, Illinois Arts Council