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While strolling the aisles at the huge Book Expo America conference in New York two weeks ago I spotted the booth for the Laurence King Publishers. The graphically exciting art books caught my eye and I had a chance to meet Mr. King in person (not always the case!). The book that interested me most was this volume on Andy Warhol. When it arrived in the mail I sat down immediately to absorb the information and look at the illustrations. I was duly impressed.
This is apparently the first in a series of “This is …“ books,. The first three volumes (Warhol, Dali and Pollock) have text by British art historian Catherine Ingram. The books are compact – 80 pages each – with 50 color images in each. There are sturdy pasteboard covers holding the contents. About one- third text, one-third repros of the artist’s work and a final third with new illustrations (in the style of a graphic novel), the books (well, based on the Warhol one I got and read) cover the artists life with enough prime info to be able to discuss the artist in conversation, and maybe seek out more info,. The Warhol book has a lengthy Bibliography.
I was familiar with many of the Warhol art that is shown in this volume but the text – each section covering a period in his life ( early schooling, college, his New York and Hollywood periods and his death) – fleshed out some more facts for me. Had I only known that he painted repeating pictures of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell’s soup cans, I would have felt that I learned a lot from this moderately priced book. It’s a nice way to introduce artists to a younger generation who seek out “graphic novels”.
I can certainly recommend it and am looking forward to some of the other titles in this series and other books from Mr. King’s imprint.
I hope you found this review both informative and helpful.
Steve Ramm “Anything Phonographic”
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