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Winsor McCay in Cincinnati

Winsor McCay, the creator of “Little Nemo In Slumberland,” is credited with inventing animated cartoons. Join Greg Hand, author of Cincinnati Curiosities at Cincinnati Magazine, as he discusses how he got his start in Cincinnati (and quite a colorful start it was!). Please register.

For those of you interested in reading “Little Nemo In Slumberland,” the comic strip collection is in the public domain and can be found here.

Greg Hand retired in 2014 as associate vice president for public relations at the University of Cincinnati. He is co-author of three books about UC, and edited a book of essays for UC’s 2019 bicentennial. Before his employment at UC, Hand was editor of the Western Hills Press in suburban Cincinnati. In retirement, Hand maintains a blog called “Cincinnati Curiosities” that is dedicated to preserving the weird soul of the Queen City. He is a freelance writer and contributes regularly to Cincinnati Magazine and its “City Wise” blog, and provides history spots for WCPO’s “Cincy Lifestyle” show.

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