Record details

• ISBN: 030011317X
• ISBN: 9780300113174
• Physical Description: 316 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm
• Publisher: Los Angeles : Hammer Museum : 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"This catalogue was published in conjunction with Masters of American Comics, an exhibition organized by The Hammer Museum and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles."

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 319-321) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Masters of American comics: an art history of twentieth-century American comic strips and books / John Carlin -- Winsor McCay, The master's hand / Tom De Haven -- Lyonel Feininger, Lightning at the crossroads / Brian Walker -- George Herriman, Blues for Krazy Kat / Stanley Crouch -- E.C. Segar, Segar's Popeye / Jules Feiffer -- Frank King, Walt Wallet lives! / Karal Ann Marling -- Chester Gould, Villainy / Robert Store -- Milton Caniff / Pete Hamill -- Charles M. Schulz / Patrick McDonnell -- Will Eisner, Eisner by Pettibon / Raymond Pettibon -- Jack Kirby, Lo, from the demon shall come - the public dreamer!!! / Glen David Gold -- Harvey Kurtzman, Harvey Kurtzman's hysterical materialism / J. Hoberman -- R. Crumb, It's only lines on paper / Françoise Mouly -- Art Spiegelman, Breakdownable / Jonathan Safran Foer -- Gary Panter, Genius and pal / Matt Groening -- Chris Ware / Dave Eggers.

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Comic books, strips, etc. > United States > History > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Cartoonists > United States > Exhibitions.

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Exhibition catalogs.