Exhibit: Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City – Dave Olson's Creative Life Archive

Exhibit: Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

By daveo / July 19, 2018 / 1 minute of reading / Collections of Artifacts, Field Notes, Libraries / Museums / Archives, TinTin Fun

Québec City Exhibit art detail - Hergé draws Tintin — Québec City Exhibit art detail – Hergé draws Tintin

In July 2017, I attended an exhibit in Quebec City about Hergé and his art, especially TinTin (of course).

Really enjoyed seeing the inspiration photos, letterhead from his business communications, reference sketch items, various notebooks, satchels and pre-press proofs – evidence of a few of which are included for your amusement.

Hegré "pop art" portrait (self?) from Exhibit: Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City — Hegré “pop art” portrait (self?) from Exhibit: Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Original printing of Tintin in Tibet (my favourite) – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Reference photo and sketches for Tintin in America – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Reference photo and sketches for Blue Lotus (China-inspired) – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Reference book for Chinese characters (the artist did not want to "make up" characters as is/was often done) – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City — Reference book for Chinese characters (the artist did not want to “make up” characters as is/was often done) – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Translations of the Chinese characters "wall art" from a panel in The Blue Lotus – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City — Translations of the Chinese characters “wall art” from a panel in The Blue Lotus – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Reference item (stamp) from Tintin in Tibet – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Hergé's leather satchel and notebooks for reference sketches and ideas – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City — Hergé’s leather satchel and notebooks for reference sketches and ideas – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

"Introducing Tintin" in the first panel from the first printing of the first story of Tintin – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City — “Introducing Tintin” in the first panel from the first printing of the first story of Tintin – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Storyboarding Tintin – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Letterhead detail and letter from Hergé's design studio – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City — Letterhead detail and letter from Hergé’s design studio – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Reference expressions for Tintin and Captain Haddock – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Sketch detail of Tintin running down stairs (story unknown, maybe Black Island) – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Tintin showing support for Scouting program as per Baden Powell – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Wall of Tintin book covers, in various languages – Hergé / Tintin artifacts in Québec City

Tags: artifacts, design, documentation, ephemera, exhibit, exhibits, field notes, galleries, haddock, herge, Inspiration, museum, museums, quebec city, tin tin, tintin

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