be a nose

artist ‘art spiegelman’ will be most remembered for his immensely popular graphic novel ‘maus’ documenting the holocaust through the eyes of a mouse family… i recently got hold of a new publication of his work, which is a (very faithful) facsimile reproduction of his personal skecthbooks over the past three decades entitled ‘be a nose’

the collection is a bundle (with a colourful thick elastic band holding them together) of three books (dated ’83, ’97 & ’07) spanning a large part of his career, the books have been beautifully reproduced including the linnen finish cover on one, torn pages, all the scuff marks from the original and each one at the actual size and together they give a fascinating insight into the mind of their creator… very nice…

m / 27-07-2009 08:55

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