Sweetly Diabolic Art of Jim Flora

Klappentext A third collection of amusing nightmares from the demonic wand of Jim Flora: art and artifacts spanning Flora's career! including more from his Columbia Records days! children's book roughs and outtakes! rarely seen cartoon-science illustrations and more. Zusammenfassung Jim Flora (1914-1998)'s two previous books ( The Mischievous Art and The Curiously Sinister Art )! are each in multiple printings. TheSweetly Diabolic Art features paintings! drawings! and sketches from the1940s through the 1990s! most never previously published or exhibited! as wellas more artifacts from Flora's 1940s tenure in the Columbia Records artdepartment and rare newspaper and magazine illustrations spanning severaldecades. Sweetly Diabolic is also the first printing of an abandonedchildren's book concept! The X-Ray Eyes of Wallingford Hume . Equallyfascinating are original! never-before-published roughs and rejected images fromFlora's 1950s and '60s children's books and a gallery of pen and pencil sketchesfrom the 1940s. Sweetly Diabolic also collects! for the first time rarelyseen cartoon-science illustrations: the images are augmented by personalvignettes! mementos from the family archives! and a 1984 interview withaward-winning graphic designer Robert M. Jones! who offers pricelessinsights

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Irwin Chusid, Irwin Economon Chusid, Chusid Irwin, Barbara Economon, Economon Barb, Jim Flora, Irwin Chusid
• Con la collaborazione di: Jim Flora (Illustrazione), Irwin Chusid (Editore), Barbara Economon (Editore)
• Editore: Fantagraphics
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.08.2009
• EAN: 9781606991596
• ISBN: 978-1-60699-159-6
• Pagine: 179
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte; ART / History / General, DESIGN / History & Criticism, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Commercial & Corporate, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, history of design, Individual artists, art monographs, Illustration & commercial art, Illustration and commercial art