The Essential George Booth

by George Booth, Lee Lorenz

Cartoonists are finally getting their due. Compiled and edited by Lee Lorenz, former art editor of The New Yorker and an acclaimed cartoonist in his own right, The Essential Cartoonists library is a celebration of this unique visual art form. Each volume focuses on one truly outstanding artist and features approximately 150 of the artist's best cartoons, as well as insight into background, influences, inspirations, working habits, and more. Launching the series: The Essential George Booth and The Essential Charles Barsotti. In Booth, Lorenz traces the career of this New Yorker icon. Known primarily for his unmistakable characters--Mr. Ferguson, the violin-playing Mrs. Rittenhouse, curmudgeons with their crazed dogs and unruly profusion of cats--Booth combines warmth, energy, quirkiness, and amazing detail. Like another famous Missourian, Mark Twain, Booth has never lost that flavor of small-town eccentricity--or the laugh-out-loud humor that defines his work.

Genres: Humor, Comics, Art

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Aprilleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting look at the man behind the cartoons, as well as some of the cartoons he’s drawn over the years. I had a personal reason for picking this one up as I ran into his name not long ago and couldn’t remember why it seemed familiar (I haven’t read The New Yorker in a long time). I’m fascinated by his drawings, although sometimes the captions leave me a bit confused.

[Michele A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great insights!

[Richard Mayer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightfully Booth!!

[Dane Martin · Rating 2 out of 5]

A competent and fun cartoonist, but as I read this I just couldn't get into it. Maybe this was the wrong book to begin to read Booth's work. And I guess it takes me a while to be able to get into gag cartoons in general.

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

George Booth cartoons plus biographical information. What's not to love?

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Apart from an unfortunate sentence of admiration about Bill Cosby, a welcome peek into the mind of a happy cartoonist and explanations about the people on which his characters are based.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

loved the crazy cats and dogs