Narrow your search

Library

CJS (1)

KDG (1)

LUCA School of Arts (1)


Resource type

book (1)


Language

English (1)


Year
From To Submit

2009 (1)

Listing 1 - 1 of 1
Sort by

Book
The art of Harvey Kurtzman : the mad genius of comics
Authors: ---
ISBN: 9780810972964 0810972964 Year: 2009 Publisher: New York Abrams ComicArts

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

The creator of MAD and Playboy's "Little Annie Fanny" was called "one of the most important figures in postwar America" by the New York Times. Harvey Kurtzman's groundbreaking "realistic" war comics of the early '50s and various satirical publications (MAD, Trump, Humbug, and Help!) had an immense impact on popular culture, inspiring a generation of underground cartoonists. Without Kurtzman, it's unlikely we'd have had Airplane, SNL, or National Lampoon. Kurtzman also discovered Robert Crumb and gave Gloria Steinem her first job in publishing when he hired her as his assistant. Terry Gilliam also started at his side, met an unknown John Cleese in the process, and the genesis of Monty Python was formed. This definitive book includes hundreds of never-before-seen illustrations, paintings, pencil sketches, newly discovered lost E.C. Comics layouts, color compositions, illustrated correspondence, and vintage photos from the rich Kurtzman archives.--From publisher description.

Listing 1 - 1 of 1
Sort by