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Arf Museum
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Craig Yoe
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Publication date
June 16, 2006
Pages
120
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781560977322
ISBN-10
1560977329
Dimensions
0.50 by 8.75 by 11.75 in.
Weight
1.20 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$19.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An anthology collecting the comic works of such artists as Picasso, Spiegelman, and Addams features large-format, color spreads of images created during the past two hundred years, in a volume that includes Reamer Keller's previously unseen banned cartoons, treason-charged Art Young's communist cartoons, and a rare 1930s Rube Goldberg essay entitled, 'I Am Now A Modern Artist.' Original.
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Featured in this volume: Ten unpublished early 20th century paintings of "the Yellow Kid" by his creator, Richard Felton Outcault; Pablo Picasso's secret cartoon past is revealed; 1950s girlie cartoonist Reamer Keller's never-before-seen banned cartoons; the Gasoline Alley gang, Barney Google, Polly and Her Pals, The Addams Family, and Nancy take a trip to the art museum; "Kink Kong," a section spotlighting ape figures and damsels in distress, from World War I propaganda to the 1933 King Kong movie to "jungle" comic books of the 1940s to present day; contemporary art rebel Coop introduces a section of devilish cartoons by Art Young, the 1920's Commie cartoonist tried for treason; an examination of Rube Goldberg's foray into modern art via his drawings of modernist sculptures that playfully lambaste the beginnings of Modern Art; and a rare and hilarious Goldberg essay from the 1930s, titled "I Am Now A Modern Artist".
Arf Museum has all of this and more, including cartoons by Art Spiegelman, Patrick "Mutts" McDonnell, Ronald Searle, Dan DeCarlo, Gene Deitch, T.S. Sullivant, Maurice Henri and pin-up artist Gil Elvgren. Arf is edited by Craig Yoe, formerly the Creative Director and Vice-President/General Manager of the Muppets and a recipient of many awards, including the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators and the Eisner Award. Illustrated throughout in full color and black-and-white
150 years of great cartooning under one cover.
Arf Museum explores the unholy marriage of art and comics in a stunning array of rare masterpieces, guaranteed to make you "pop-eyed!" With 120 large-format and colorful pages, Arf is a treat for the senses, encompassing a rich treasure trove of images spanning the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. This iconoclastic tome showcases the gamut of artists, from celebrated innovators to forgotten geniuses.Featured in this volume: Ten unpublished early 20th century paintings of "the Yellow Kid" by his creator, Richard Felton Outcault; Pablo Picasso's secret cartoon past is revealed; 1950s girlie cartoonist Reamer Keller's never-before-seen banned cartoons; the Gasoline Alley gang, Barney Google, Polly and Her Pals, The Addams Family, and Nancy take a trip to the art museum; "Kink Kong," a section spotlighting ape figures and damsels in distress, from World War I propaganda to the 1933 King Kong movie to "jungle" comic books of the 1940s to present day; contemporary art rebel Coop introduces a section of devilish cartoons by Art Young, the 1920's Commie cartoonist tried for treason; an examination of Rube Goldberg's foray into modern art via his drawings of modernist sculptures that playfully lambaste the beginnings of Modern Art; and a rare and hilarious Goldberg essay from the 1930s, titled "I Am Now A Modern Artist".
Arf Museum has all of this and more, including cartoons by Art Spiegelman, Patrick "Mutts" McDonnell, Ronald Searle, Dan DeCarlo, Gene Deitch, T.S. Sullivant, Maurice Henri and pin-up artist Gil Elvgren. Arf is edited by Craig Yoe, formerly the Creative Director and Vice-President/General Manager of the Muppets and a recipient of many awards, including the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators and the Eisner Award. Illustrated throughout in full color and black-and-white
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from Fantagraphics Books (June 16, 2006)
9781560977322 | details & prices | 120 pages | 8.75 × 11.75 × 0.50 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $19.95
About: An anthology collecting the comic works of such artists as Picasso, Spiegelman, and Addams features large-format, color spreads of images created during the past two hundred years, in a volume that includes Reamer Keller's previously unseen banned cartoons, treason-charged Art Young's communist cartoons, and a rare 1930s Rube Goldberg essay entitled, 'I Am Now A Modern Artist.
About: An anthology collecting the comic works of such artists as Picasso, Spiegelman, and Addams features large-format, color spreads of images created during the past two hundred years, in a volume that includes Reamer Keller's previously unseen banned cartoons, treason-charged Art Young's communist cartoons, and a rare 1930s Rube Goldberg essay entitled, 'I Am Now A Modern Artist.
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