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Author: Stephen Boss
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: Chapman & Hall/CRC
Weight: 0.362kg
ISBN: 9781498777209
ISBN 10: 1498777201
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 12 February 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Probably the best biography of a cartoonist ever written, and is surely one of the best dozen or so books on comic art ever written . . . John Canemaker's text is that great and most welcome rarity, a genuine work of scholarship about a cartoonist . . . a model for other books about comic art. -- Michael Barrier, The Comics Journal This is one book that anyone interested in our cultural heritage can't afford to miss. -- Art Spiegelman, USA TODAY ã John Canemaker's biography should go a long way toward putting McCay firmly back on the map . . . He satisfies your curiosity about McCay's life, sets him in the context of his times, and comments perceptively on his art. -- John Gross, NEW YORK TIMES At Last! Winsor McCay has found his Boswell. --Leonard Maltin, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
Probably the best biography of a cartoonist ever written, and is surely one of the best dozen or so books on comic art ever written . . . John Canemaker's text is that great and most welcome rarity, a genuine work of scholarship about a cartoonist . . . a model for other books about comic art. -- Michael Barrier, The Comics Journal This is one book that anyone interested in our cultural heritage can't afford to miss. -- Art Spiegelman, USA TODAY John Canemaker's biography should go a long way toward putting McCay firmly back on the map . . . He satisfies your curiosity about McCay's life, sets him in the context of his times, and comments perceptively on his art. -- John Gross, NEW YORK TIMES At Last! Winsor McCay has found his Boswell. --Leonard Maltin, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
Author Information
Stephen Boss began making letterforms as a child, using pencils, brushes and calligraphy pens; next, a mouse and Bezier points; and now a mixture of media when designing new fonts. While studying at the Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, in the days of hand rendering type, Stephen was fortunate to have Richard Isbell as his type instructor. Interested in developing typefaces with a unique vernacular, Stephen started Emboss Fonts in 1995. He has consulted on type design project for Fairchild, JP Morgan Chase, Bumble & Bunble and Osh Kosh. He has also worked on more traditional design projects for the UN, Pfizer, Verizon, Walt Disney, Bank of America and many more. His work has been internationally recognized in juried shows, and featured in such publications as Japan's Timing Zero, Publish Magazine, and mass HiTech. He recently coatuhored the book The New Web Typography by CRC Press/Chapman & Hall.
