Apr 18 2024
Books at Bowers: The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew

Books at Bowers: The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew

Presented by Bowers Museum at Bowers Museum

Books at Bowers: Touring Through the Pages is a Bowers Docent Guild sponsored book club that pairs a topical book with a museum art experience.  For members only: A Book Club experience

Sonny Liew's graphic novel, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, has garnered numerous accolades, notably receiving three Eisner awards among its many distinctions. The book’s simple premise is the biography of a fictional comic book artist whose 80-year span of comics illustrates the often-turbulent history of Singapore. “Liew’s inclusion of fabricated newspaper clippings, old sketches, mixed media works, and even an occasional photo collage purporting to show us first-hand evidence of Charlie’s life, is riveting.

320 pages. Limited copies of the book are available for purchase in the Gallery Store.

Admission Info

For members only: A Book Club experience

Phone: (714) 567-3600

Email: programs@bowers.org

Dates & Times

2024/04/18 - 2024/04/18

Additional time info:

Following the discussion in the museum auditorium, a Docent led tour of Asian Comics: Evolution of An Art Form will highlight how powerful comics can be as a medium.

Location Info

Bowers Museum

2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706