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ARTWORKS BASED ON THE BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE AND THE BEATLES SATURDAY MORNING TV CARTOON SERIES ARE THE FOCUS OF A SPECIAL POP-UP ART SHOW & SALE FEATURING THE WORKS OF THE LATE ANIMATOR RON CAMPBELL
ARETE GALLERY
122 S. MAIN STREET, NEW HOPE, PA
FRIDAY, JULY 15 – SUNDAY, JULY 17
The Beatles along with Scooby Doo, Smurfs, Rugrats, Jetsons, Flintstones, & much more are among the artwork on display and all based on the 50-year career of the late Ron Campbell.
Ron Campbell literally animated our childhood. Beginning in 1958 in his native Australia with cartoons like Popeye, Beetle Bailey and Krazy Kat, Campbell’s career spanned the entire golden age of Saturday morning cartoons. Sadly, Campbell passed away in January 2021 at the age of 81 but he left behind dozens of paintings that he created during his retirement. These paintings were inspired by many of the beloved cartoons that he was involved with including the Saturday Morning Beatles cartoon series, Yellow Submarine, Scooby Doo, Smurfs, Rugrats, Winnie the Pooh, George of the Jungle, Jetsons, Flintstones and finishing his career with Ed, Edd n’Eddy. Ron Campbell’s animation paintings will be on display and available for purchase at a special pop-up art exhibit for three days only - Friday, July 15th through Sunday, July 17th at Arete Gallery, 122 S. Main Street, New Hope, PA.
In 1964, while still in Australia, Campbell was awakened by a phone call from King Features’ producer Al Brodax. Brodax informed Campbell that they had just sold a new show and he would like him to direct it. When Campbell asked the name of the show, Brodax responded…The Beatles. Campbell remarked….that’s great but insects make terrible characters for kids cartoons.” Campbell soon learned a lot about the Fab Four, directing over half of the episodes which debuted on ABC-TV on September 25, 1965. It continually fueled new music to the young kids of America as they followed the bouncing drumstick to each Beatles tune. The Saturday Morning Beatles Cartoon series received monstrous ratings in its time slot….a 67 share! Campbell also wrote the forward to the definitive book on the Beatles cartoon series “Beatletoons.”
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