I Only Read It for the Cartoons The New Yorker’s Most Brilliantly Twisted Artists
I Only Read It for the Cartoons by Richard Gehr is a reprint edition published by Amazon Publishing in March 2018, featuring 242 pages in English. This book presents a dedicated exploration of the careers of notable cartoonists from The New Yorker, a magazine renowned for its unique contributions to single-panel cartooning. Gehr delves into the diverse styles and surprising personal stories of these artists, providing readers with insights into their creative journeys.
In this volume, readers will find biographical profiles of prominent figures such as Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross, Roz Chast, Lee Lorenz, and Edward Koren. Gehr also includes a brief history of The New Yorker cartoons, highlighting the influential work of earlier cartoonists like Charles Addams, James Thurber, and William Steig. The book covers various subjects related to art, cartooning techniques, and the contemporary history of humor, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the intersection of biography and artistic expression.
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Available for the first time to The New Yorker’s one million-plus readers: a volume dedicated to the individual careers of the magazine’s cartoon superstars.
Widely considered to be the pantheon of single-panel cartooning, The New Yorker cartoonists’ styles are richly varied, and their personal stories are surprising. For example, did you know that Arnie Levin is a seventy-three-year-old former Beatnik painter with a handlebar mustache and a back decorated by Japan’s foremost tattoo artists?
Gehr’s book features fascinating biographical profiles of such artists as Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross, Roz Chast, Lee Lorenz, and Edward Koren. Along with a dozen such profiles, Gehr provides a brief history of The New Yorker cartoon itself, touching on the lives and work of earlier illustrating wits, including Charles Addams, James Thurber, and William Steig.
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