A Mile and a Half of Lines
The Art of James Thurber
Columbus : Trillium, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press, [2019]
Format: Book
Description: ix, 241 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
"Illustrated retrospective of American humorist James Thurber's art. Work. First book to assemble the range of Thurber's art, from decades of cartoons that established the New Yorker to illustrations for advertisements, children's books, and others' books. Includes previously unpublished art"-- Provided by publisher.
Other Authors:
Rosen, Michael J., 1954- editor.
Frazier, Ian, contributor.
Chwast, Seymour, contributor.
Maslin, Michael, contributor.
Thurber, Rosemary A., contributor.
Thurber, James, 1894-1961. Works. Selections.
Rosen, Michael J., 1954- editor.
Frazier, Ian, contributor.
Chwast, Seymour, contributor.
Maslin, Michael, contributor.
Thurber, Rosemary A., contributor.
Thurber, James, 1894-1961. Works. Selections.
Contents:
One-line storyteller : an introductory note / by Michael J. Rosen -- James Thurber's The seal in the bedroom and other predicaments, 1932 : an introduction / by Dorothy Parker -- Chapter one. The line of Matisse or a doodling child? with "Ordinary except for this" / by Seymour Chwast -- Chapter two. Signs of the hard times -- Chapter three. Thurber's pre-intentional compositions : with "Maslin and Millmoss" / by Michael Maslin -- Chapter four. That Thurber dog and other creatures : with "Without saying a word" / by Liza Donnelly; with "Isn't that sweet?" / by Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin -- Chapter five. The draw of Columbustown -- Thurber's walls : an afterword / by Ian Frazier.
Subjects:
Thurber, James, 1894-1961 -- Criticism and interpretation.
American wit and humor -- History and criticism.
Thurber, James, 1894-1961 -- Criticism and interpretation.
American wit and humor -- History and criticism.
ISBN:
9780814214008
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ARTISTS Thurber | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references.