The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics

The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics
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Harvey Kurtzman 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. Art Spiegelman has stated on record that he owes his career to him. And he's one of Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner's favorite artists.

Harvey Kurtzman had a Midas touch for talent, but was himself an astonishingly talented and influential artist, writer, editor, and satirist. 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. 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.

The Art of Harvey Kurtzman is the first and only authorized celebration of this "Master of American Comics." 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
Country USA
Brand Abrams Books
Manufacturer Abrams ComicArts
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780810972964
ReleaseDate 2009-07-01
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884998515995
EANs 9780810972964

Country	USA
Brand	Abrams Books
Manufacturer	Abrams ComicArts
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780810972964
ReleaseDate	2009-07-01
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884998515995
EANs	9780810972964

The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics

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