His colorful cartoon art spans three generations and is now coming to Mount Vernon’s Nepenthe Gallery to lay the groundwork for this nostalgic art. "I was right there on the leading edge of animation in Australia," Campbell said in an interview a few years ago. “Literally three generations of cartoons, the golden age of cartoons,” said Scott Segelbaum, the Rock Art Show host who was with Campbell for years and now keeps the show alive. Following the Beatles, he drew cartoons of Scooby Doo and the Harlem Globetrotters who got on his nerves because of the amount of dribbling. “They instantly got it,” he added, referring to a cultural significance that is needed for Campbell’s show.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2023 20:11 UTC