The Coffee Table Art Book (Kitchen Sink Press Book for Back Bay Books) Book

Robert Crumb, world-famous illustrator and self-confessed pervert, got his start in the underground comics scene of the late sixties and early seventies. The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book is a collection of his best work from the last 50 years (it's got some of his juvenilia too, which is pretty fascinating stuff). The volume is a welcome reminder that, screwed up as Crumb may be, he's also a tremendously talented, utterly original artist. He artistically embodies a particular part of the sixties, and as that fades even further into history, Crumb's material becomes more important. Is The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book funny? Yes, certainly, in a coarse, Rabelaisian way; you'll either find it a hoot, or horribly racist and sexist. And it's not for the kiddies, obviously. But R. Crumb is so well known by now, that you probably know which group you fall into, the lovers or the haters. The lovers will find this book a wonderful treat.Read More