Charlie Grigg's comic art to draw in the crowds at Wednesbury exhibition
An exhibition celebrating the work of cartoonist Charlie ‘Chas’ Grigg as an illustrator for the Beano and the Dandy is to be launched this week.
The display at Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery, which will highlight the work of the Sandwell-born illustrator of Korky the Kat and Desperate Dan, will start tomorrow.
It will contain artefacts, original drawings, letters, unseen and unpublished images – plus a chance to see video interviews with Charlie, who lived in the Rood End area of Langley as a boy.
Arts officer at the museum, Alex Howell, said: “This is an opportunity for fans of the Beano and the Dandy to find out more about Charlie, the man who drew some of their favourite cartoon characters.
“Visitors will be able to admire some of his brilliant work, including drawings in cartoons and comics and in his caricatures.”
The exhibition will be open on Wednesdays and Thursdays between 11am and 4pm, and Saturdays between 2pm and 5pm.
It will run until November, before touring in a smaller form around libraries.
A special launch will be held on April 19 from 7pm.
The exhibition is the latest move to mark the work of Charlie and follows the installation of a blue plaque at Rood End Primary School, where he was a pupil.
The plaque celebrates his work for the two comics.
