ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
AT THE RAUE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

A warm welcome to the CARL BARKS / DISNEY DUCK Art Exhibition at the Raue Center For The Arts!

This exhibition is a "first" for the Crystal Lake, Illinois area !

You are invited to see and enjoy some of the finest examples of popular culture from the 1940s, '50s, and '60s, the years when Carl Barks was at his most productive in helping to shape and mold the goals and aspirations of a whole generation through his marvelous comic book stories for the Walt Disney Company!

The Carl Barks / Disney Duck adventure stories spanned continents and Scrooge, Donald, and the Boys would go off in search of buried treasure, legendary artifacts, and items of untold value, all courtesy of the vast wealth of Uncle Scrooge and his bottomless Money Bin!

You are invited to peruse, enjoy, study, and ask questions re: some of the most significant contributions to popular culture ever produced!

See if you agree with none other than GEORGE LUCAS, creator of the STAR WARS saga when he was quoted in a TIME MAGAZINE article in 1982 about the work of Carl Barks: "What I think I enjoy most about Uncle Scrooge is that he is so American in his attitude. These comics are one of the few things you can point to and say, 'Like it or not, this is what American is.'

And it is for just this reason that they are a priceless part of our literary heritage!"

Best Regards,

Ed Bergen, President
The Carl Barks Fan Club