R. Crumb

R. Crumb

The Complete Record Cover Collection

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Robert Crumb first began drawing record covers in 1968 when Janis Joplin, a fellow Haight Ashbury denizen, asked him to provide a cover for her album Cheap Thrills. It was an invitation the budding artist couldn't resist, especially since he had been fascinated with record covers-particularly for the legendary jazz, country, and old-time blues music of the 1920s and 1930s-since he was a teen. This early collaboration proved so successful that Crumb went on to draw hundreds of record covers for both new artists and largely forgotten masters. So remarkable were Crumb's artistic interpretations of these old 78 rpm singles that the art itself pro… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-393-08278-4
EAN: 9780393082784
Produktnummer: 11137303
Verlag: WW Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 96 S.
Masse: H26.3 cm x B26.5 cm x D1.5 cm 760 g
Abbildungen: 450 four-color illustrations
Gewicht: 760
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

Born in Philadelphia, R. Crumb is the author of numerous comic works and one of the pioneers of underground comics and arguably one of the most famous cartoonists in history. His books include The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb, and many more. He lives in the south of France with his wife, the artist Aline Kominsky-Crumb.