R. Crumb Draws the Blues

R. Crumb Draws the Blues

Author: R. Crumb

Publisher: Last Gasp

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780867194012

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A collection of comic strips by Robert Crumb that were inspired by his love of blues music. 'Contains adult content.


R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country

R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country

Author: R. Crumb

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2014-11-26

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1613122527

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Collectors of illustrator R. Crumb's work prize the music-oriented trading card sets he created in the 1980s. Now they appear together for the first time in book form, along with a CD of music selected and compiled by Crumb himself.


The Sweeter Side of R. Crumb

The Sweeter Side of R. Crumb

Author: R. Crumb

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2010-10-26

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 039333371X

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This exclusive collection of haunting images of people and places reveals the tender side of R. Crumb, a 1960s counter-culture artist who broke into the fine art world with great acclaim.


Crumb Comics

Crumb Comics

Author: R. Crumb

Publisher: Last Gasp

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780867194272

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Presents comics, writings, and artwork by the Crumb family, especially Robert, Charles, Jesse, and Maxon, depicting their struggles with a disturbing family life, tragedies, and successes in the world of art. Contains adult content.


Drawn Together

Drawn Together

Author: Aline Crumb

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2012-10-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 087140429X

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Rumored for years, Drawn Together finally charts the daily exploits and erotic craziness of this “First Couple” of comics. Who could have imagined that in 1972, when Aline Kominsky, a Long Island escapee and bodaciously talented artist, broke her foot one rainy fall day, it would result in the most unique collaboration in comics history? Laid up in her house, she was persuaded by R. Crumb, her nerdy, neurotic boyfriend, to pass the time drawing together a “two-man” comic. The result is a jaw-dropping yet tender account, not only of the joys and challenges of a legendary marriage but also of the obstacles faced by struggling female artists. In Drawn Together, our foremost male-female cartooning couple recall their success at shocking America with Weirdo Magazine, the life-altering birth of their precocious daughter Sophie, and their astonishing move to the safe haven of France. With an irresistible introduction and a striking four-color section, Drawn Together becomes a graphic cause-célebre and a must-have for any comics devotee.


The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book

The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book

Author: R. Crumb

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780747538165

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A collection of cartoonist Crumb's work, ranging from his earliest comics published in the mid sixties, to work completed in the nineties with his comentaries interspersed thoughout the book.


The Complete Record Cover Collection

The Complete Record Cover Collection

Author: R Crumb

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2011-10-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0393082784

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A landmark work that pays splendid homage to a forgotten era of seminal American music. Robert Crumb first began drawing record covers in 1968 when Janis Joplin, a fellow Haight Ashbury denizen, asked him to provide a cover for her album Cheap Thrills. It was an invitation the budding artist couldn't resist, especially since he had been fascinated with record covers-particularly for the legendary jazz, country, and old-time blues music of the 1920s and 1930s-since he was a teen. This early collaboration proved so successful that Crumb went on to draw hundreds of record covers for both new artists and largely forgotten masters. So remarkable were Crumb's artistic interpretations of these old 78 rpm singles that the art itself proved influential in their rediscovery in the 1960s and 1970s. Including such classics as Truckin' My Blues Away, Harmonica Blues, and Please Warm My Weiner, Crumb's opus also features more recent covers done for CDs. R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection is a must-have for any lover of graphics and old-time music.


Art & Beauty Magazine: Drawings by R. Crumb LTD

Art & Beauty Magazine: Drawings by R. Crumb LTD

Author: Robert Crumb

Publisher: David Zwirner Books

Published: 2016-06-14

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781941701362

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One of America’s most celebrated cartoonists, Robert Crumb helped define cartoon and punk subcultures of the 1960s and 1970s with comic strips like Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, and Keep on Truckin’. The open sexuality of his work, paired with frequent self-deprecation and a free, almost stream-of-consciousness style, have made Crumb into a global voice and a renowned contemporary artist. Originally published by Kitchen Sink Press in 1996, Art & Beauty Magazine, Number 1 is at once a satirical take on aesthetics and a continued exploration of Crumb’s subversion of sexuality and mainstream values. Drawings of women in positions ranging from lascivious to modest or mid-sport are accompanied by quotations, many of which are from artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Harvey Kurtzman. Mining his own obsessions and fantasies, Crumb reimagines the history of art, challenging notions of beauty, along with society’s mores and expectations of propriety around the female form. The second volume of Art & Beauty, published in 2003, expanded on the first, adding all new drawings (also of women) and quotations, likewise taken from the history of art and aesthetics. The effect of both volumes is undeniably destabilizing. The images appeal to a purely erotic sensibility, which in turn is undercut by the inclusion of highfalutin and frequently philosophical prose. The images drag philosophy back down to earth, while the writing challenges the pure eroticism of Crumb’s drawings. The eagerly awaited Art & Beauty, Number 3 is released for the first time as part of Art & Beauty Magazine: Drawings by R. Crumb. It is published on the occasion of Crumb's exhibition at David Zwirner, London, which debuts the new work he created for the magazine’s third issue. Presenting all three volumes in one book, Art & Beauty Magazine is arranged chronologically and guides the reader through the twenty-year history of Crumb’s magazine, from the earliest images in the 1990s to the most recent drawings completed in 2016. Paul Morris, longtime gallerist and supporter of Crumb’s practice, writes an introduction that contextualizes this body of work and the artist’s career as a whole. This beautiful edition, with a cover specially designed by Crumb for its release, makes the initial two issues available for the first time in over ten years, and presents the new and previously unpublished material from the third. For seasoned supporters and novices alike, Art & Beauty Magazine: Drawings by R. Crumb is a wonderful window into Crumb’s world of bodies and ideas, art and beauty. A limited edition of 400 signed copies is published as well.


R. Crumb Comics

R. Crumb Comics

Author: R. Crumb

Publisher: Gingko PressInc

Published: 1998-10-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9783927258105

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The stories are presented in luxurious format and binding. Two editions are available: 500 numbered copies in a Deluxe cloth slipcase and signed by Robert Crumb; and a special edition with an original artwork, limited to ten copies (price on request).


The Book of Mr. Natural

The Book of Mr. Natural

Author: R. Crumb

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781606993521

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Over 100 pages of vintage Crumb comics starring the white-bearded, diminutive sage-cum-charlatan Mr Natural, ranging from charming, freewheeling early 1970s stories to the disturbing, controversial 1990s stories, including the entire 40-page 'Mr Natural and Devil Girl' epic. Crumb's Mr. Natural is probably the most famous underground character of all, meaning readers will not want to miss the chance to snatch up this jam-packed collection from one of the all-time masters.