Denys Wortman's New York: Portrait of the City in the 1930s and 1940s
Auteur(s) : Denys Wortman
Date de publication : 23-11-2010
Edition : Drawn and Quarterly
Type : Broche
Public : Tout public
Format : Artbook / Beau livre
After cartoonist, educator and editor James Sturm discovered the vintage book, Mopey Dick and the Duke, he set off to find more about the author, the deceased and unknown cartoonist Denys Wortman.
Sturm immediately took note of the masterful drawings – casual, confident, and brimming with personality and wondered how this cartoonist escaped his radar.
After some online sleuthing, Sturm connected with Wortman’s son, Denys Wortman VIII, who relayed that an archive of over 5000 illustrations literally was sitting in his shed in dire need of rescuing.
For over 35 years, the illustrations had been fighting such elements as hungry rodents, rusty paperclips and even a blizzard.... Lire la suite
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