The great artist of the American underground and his other passion: early 20th-century music. The comics library at Can Sales displays the trading-card collections that Robert Crumb devoted to the pioneers of blues, jazz, country and accordion. 🎨🎶

An exhibition within CòmicNostrum 2026, Mallorca's comics festival.

🎨 ROBERT CRUMB'S TRADE CARDS

📅 Tuesday 13 October to Friday 13 November 2026

🕐 Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 8.30 pm · Saturday, 9.30 am to 2 pm

📍 Palma Public Library «Can Sales» · Plaça de la Porta de Santa Catalina, 24

🎟️ Free entry

📖 The exhibition

In the 1980s, Crumb drew four series of illustrations that he gathered into trade card collections: portraits of Blind Willie Johnson, Skip James, Memphis Minnie, Son House and dozens of musicians who defined American popular music.

The display cases of the library's comics section show these collections alongside other curiosities by the artist.

🎶 Crumb and music

Crumb is arguably the most important artist of the American underground of the 1960s and 70s, creator of Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural. An obsessive collector of 78 rpm records, his love of early blues and jazz runs through many of his comics.

ℹ️ Good to know: the exhibition is in the display cases of the library's comics section. Closed on Sundays.

✨ A small gem for lovers of comics and American roots music.