Masters of American Comics

The Hammer Museum and The Museum of Contemporary Art jointly present Masters of American Comics, an online exhibit to accompany their large-scale exhibition of work by "15 artists who shaped the development of the American comic strip and comic book during the past century."

Although the museum exhibits are now closed, the online exhibit provides a sampling of the featured artists, including Winsor McCay (Little Nemo), George Herriman (Krazy Kat), Chester Gould (Dick Tracy), Will Eisner, Charles M. Schulz, R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, and Chris Ware. The aim of the exhibition is to provide "understanding and insight into the medium of comics as an art form. . . . [Endeavoring] to establish a canon of fifteen of the most influential artists working in the medium throughout the 20th century."