Spring Lake, meet Winsor McCay. McCay fans, meet Spring Lake.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Gertie makes her mark
The Spring Lake District Library in Spring Lake Michigan, Winsor McCay's hometown, recently held their annual bookmark making contest for elementary age students. This year kids were encouraged to create a bookmark featuring Gertie the Dinosaur. There were HUNDREDS of great submissions! Lots of budding artists reside in McCay's hometown. Here are a few favorites:
Spring Lake, Michigan was the hometown of legendary cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. McCay is internationally recognized and loved in cartooning and animation circles. Sadly, however, at the moment not many people in his hometown have even heard of him. We want to change that! This site serves as a source of information to Anyone wanting to learn more about the brilliant Winsor McCay: his life, his work, and the many ways he's been honored. It also serves as a means to introduce McCay fans around the world to his hometown, Spring Lake, Michigan.
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Hello! Maybe you'll be interested in this post:
http://goldenagecomicbookstories.blogspot.com/search/label/McCay
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