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The Sweeter Side of R. Crumb
by: R Crumb

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Availability: Usually ships in 9 to 12 days Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781846011146
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1846011140
Label: M Q Publications
Manufacturer: M Q Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: September 01, 2006
Publisher: M Q Publications
Release Date: September 15, 2006
Studio: M Q Publications
Sales Rank: 310273

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Described by art critic Robert Hughes as ?the Brueghel of the 20th century, ? Robert Crumb has become the only sixties counter culture artist to break through into the fine art world with great acclaim. Laura Hoptman, curator of the Carnegie International said, ?Crumb is one of the most subversive and important voices to come out of America in the 20th century?He's one of the greatest draftsmen of our time.? Now available for general distribution is The Sweeter Side of R. Crumb which is an exclusive collection of drawings that reveal the tender side of R. Crumb. Evocative haunting images of people and places such as Aline, his daughter Sophie, scenes from the village and region he lives in the South of France, Jesse Crumb, his first wife Dana and their son Jesse and of course the Blues musicians he treasures from his 78rpm record collection.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- He's even great when he's sweet -- good to show the kids
First, I must confess I am a HUGE fan of R. Crumb. There are few things of his I DON'T love. (Okay, I'm still holding out and not buying the story where he pushes his wife's face into vomit. Even a die-hard fan has her limits.)

Next confession: I was not interested in this book at all for a long while due to it's title, which seemed to say "Emasculated Crumb Artwork." I felt it would be the rose without the thorns, the storm without the thunder.

I was wrong. Even though this is not as sexy as most of his books, it is GREAT. I just adore the strips he has about his daughter Sophie, and there are many interesting things to read and look at in this book.

Apparently Crumb's wife and her friend, the publisher, were trying to market Crumb to women with this ... Read More

Rating:

- Bob Crumb, Crumbles Left of the Cake
Maybe my expectations were too high. Maybe I should have known that a greatest hits compilation is never as good as the original pressing. After all that, it was R. Crumb. He is a genius, but a rehash of some of his old drawings showing a "a gentler, kinder Crumb" does nothing to assuage my mistake of not having purchased the full story of Angel McSpade or some old Zap comics.

Rating:

- Another R. Crumb Hit!
I purchased this for a friend who is an R. Crumb lover and who has converted me. Of course, I read it before delivering it. This book is as all R. Crumb books are--excellent, funny, endearing, and insightful. There is something in there for everyone. I'm a cat lover and his drawing of his cat was just super. All in all, worth every penny.

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