EPIC: Illustrations by Gareth Hinds | Artist Talk and Exhibition Opening


House A, CHS Washigton DC
Friday, September 13
6:00pm
Directions and Visitor Information
Doors open at 5:30pm
Seating is limited. Advance registration is required. Please register by September 5 via Eventbrite.
On view beginning July 2019
Admission: Free
Visiting hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm
For groups larger than 4 persons, please call 202-745-4400 to make an appointment.

Overview

This exhibition features watercolor illustrations from Gareth Hinds’s graphic novel adaptations of the epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Hinds uses traditional and digital media to create vivid depictions of the action and emotion in each epic. His dynamic color palettes and careful details differentiate the numerous gods and heroes. This exhibition presents his work in pencil, digital pencil, and watercolor, before word balloons and sound effects were added digitally for print publication.

About the Artist

Gareth Hinds is the creator of critically-acclaimed graphic novels based on literary classics, including BeowulfKing LearThe Merchant of VeniceRomeo and Juliet, and Macbeth. Hinds is a recipient of the Boston Public Library’s “Literary Lights for Children” award. His illustrations have appeared in such diverse venues as the Society of Illustrators, the New York Historical Society, and over a dozen published video games.
For more information about Gareth Hinds and his publications, visit his website: https://www.garethhinds.com.

Read the Statement of the Artist on the CHS website.