Matt Baker: The Art of Glamour

Celebrates the life and career of Matt Baker, one of the earliest African-American comic book artists, whose innate ability to draw gorgeous, exciting women and handsome, dynamic men in a fluid, graceful style make his one of the most admired comics artists among comics experts.

Summary

• In the early 1940s, Matt Baker became of one the earliest African-American
  comic book artists. But it wasn’t the color of his skin which made him
  such a significant figure in the history of the medium — it was his innate
  ability to draw gorgeous, exciting women and handsome, dynamic men in a fluid,
  graceful style. Imagine Dave Stevens or Adam Hughes working in the ’40s,
  drawing a new story every month, and you’ll have a good idea of Matt
  Baker’s place in the industry throughout his career. Yet, few of
  today’s comic book fans know of the artist or his work, because he died in
  1959 at the young age of 38, just as the Silver Age of Comics was blossoming and
  bringing in a new generation of readers.


• Edited by Jim Amash and Eric Nolen-Weathington, Matt Baker: The Art of
  Glamour presents an impressive career cut tragically short. It features a
  wealth of essays, interviews with Baker’s friends, family, and co-workers,
  and a treasure trove of his finest artwork, including several complete stories,
  at last giving the wonderfully talented artist his full due.

Product details

• Authors: Lissa Treiman, Liz Fleming, Jim Amash, Eric Nolen-Weathington, James Tynion IV, John Allison, Jim Amash, Eric Nolen-Weathington, Matt Baker
• Assisted by: Matt Baker (Illustration), Jim Amash (Editor), Eric Nolen-Weathington (Editor)
• Publisher: Diamond Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 11.12.2012
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies
• EAN: 9781605490328
• ISBN: 978-1-60549-032-8
• Pages: 192
• Age Recommendation: from age 16
• Dimensions (packing): 20.3 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 748 g