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The Art of Humorous Illustration
The Art of Humorous Illustration by Nick Meglin; foreword by Federico Fellini A serious look at a humorous subject. 12 of today"s top humorous illustrators at work. Illustrated by more than 150 examples of the finest in humorous illustrations. More than 150 examples. Paul Coker; Jack Davis; Mort Drucker; Gerry Gersten; Johnny Hart; Bob Jones; Donald Reilly; Norman Rockwell; Arnold Roth Artists such as Sergio Aragones, Jack Davis, Allan Jaffee, and Maurice Sendak discuss their art (styles, technique, media) with examples.
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1950
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Nick Meglin
64 books1 followerNicholas Meglin was an American humor writer and editor. Meglin spent most of his career at the magazine Mad, on whose editorial staff he worked for 48 years.
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February 18, 2020
An excellent collection of essay/interviews featuring some of my most favoritest drawers. Yes, it’s a bunch of old white dudes, but as bunches of old white dudes go, it’s hard to say no to: Jack Davis, Maurice Sendak, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Sergio Aragones, Norman Rockwell... Each chapter uses a particular artist as a case study in a different approach to humorous illustration, covering everything from conceptual creation to pen and paper choices. I can’t get enough of this kind of thing.
June 8, 2012
What an awesome collection! There's a degree to which writing about humor is like "dancing about architecture" or whatever but it's nice to hear
cartoonists like Sergio Aragones and Al Jaffee (both of whom are autodidacts and accidental artists) talk about what they do, esp. because few of the artists represented see their work as a means to an end. More than attempting to extract and analyze "what's funny", this is a collection of interviews with people who don't take themselves too seriously, who have navigated the business of art without compromising their sense of humor. Thank God they didn't invite Dave Berg though, that guy sucks...
The only bummer about this is Federico Fellini's introduction, which lacks any humor and charm. For someone with such playful visual/musical aesthetics he sure comes off as a blowhard.
"If brevity is the soul of wit, it follows that overstatement can be the death of it." -Al Jaffee
cartoonists like Sergio Aragones and Al Jaffee (both of whom are autodidacts and accidental artists) talk about what they do, esp. because few of the artists represented see their work as a means to an end. More than attempting to extract and analyze "what's funny", this is a collection of interviews with people who don't take themselves too seriously, who have navigated the business of art without compromising their sense of humor. Thank God they didn't invite Dave Berg though, that guy sucks...
The only bummer about this is Federico Fellini's introduction, which lacks any humor and charm. For someone with such playful visual/musical aesthetics he sure comes off as a blowhard.
"If brevity is the soul of wit, it follows that overstatement can be the death of it." -Al Jaffee
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