{"product_id":"krazy-george-herriman-a-life-in-black-and-white-paperback","title":"Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Tisserand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003eSchulz and Peanuts\u003c\/em\u003e, an epic and revelatory biography of Krazy Kat creator George Herriman that explores the turbulent time and place from which he emerged--and the deep secret he explored through his art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe creator of the greatest comic strip in history finally gets his due--in an eye-opening biography that lays bare the truth about his art, his heritage, and his life on America's color line. A native of nineteenth-century New Orleans, George Herriman came of age as an illustrator, journalist, and cartoonist in the boomtown of Los Angeles and the wild metropolis of New York. Appearing in the biggest newspapers of the early twentieth century--including those owned by William Randolph Hearst--Herriman's Krazy Kat cartoons quickly propelled him to fame. Although fitfully popular with readers of the period, his work has been widely credited with elevating cartoons from daily amusements to anarchic art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerriman used his work to explore the human condition, creating a modernist fantasia that was inspired by the landscapes he discovered in his travels--from chaotic urban life to the Beckett-like desert vistas of the Southwest. Yet underlying his own life--and often emerging from the contours of his very public art--was a very private secret: known as \"the Greek\" for his swarthy complexion and curly hair, Herriman was actually African American, born to a prominent Creole family that hid its racial identity in the dangerous days of Reconstruction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on exhaustive original research into Herriman's family history, interviews with surviving friends and family, and deep analysis of the artist's work and surviving written records, Michael Tisserand brings this little-understood figure to vivid life, paying homage to a visionary artist who helped shape modern culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this Eisner Award-winning biography of \u003cem\u003eKrazy Kat\u003c\/em\u003e creator George Herriman, the man behind one of the greatest comic strips in history finally gets his due. Michael Tisserand celebrates Herriman's wondrous comics while delving deep into the life of a cartoonist on America's color line. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native of nineteenth-century New Orleans, George Herriman came of age as a cartoonist in the boomtown of Los Angeles and the wild metropolis of New York. Appearing in the biggest newspapers of the early twentieth century--including those owned by William Randolph Hearst--Herriman's \u003cem\u003eKrazy Kat\u003c\/em\u003e comics quickly propelled him to fame. Although it would prove fitfully popular with readers of the period, his work has been widely credited with elevating comics from daily amusements to anarchic art. For this reason, cartoonists from Charles M. Schulz to Bill Watterson have named him as a primary influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerriman used his work to explore the human condition, creating a modernist fantasia that was inspired by the landscapes he discovered in his travels--from the slapstick movie lots of young Hollywood to the Beckett-like desert vistas of the Southwest. Yet underlying his own life--and often emerging from the contours of his very public art--was a very private secret: known as \"the Greek\" for his swarthy complexion and curly hair, Herriman was actually African American, born to a prominent Creole family that hid its racial identity in the dangerous days of Reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on exhaustive original research into Herriman's family history, interviews with surviving friends and family, and deep analysis of the artist's work and written records, Tisserand brings this little-understood figure to vivid life, paying homage to a visionary artist who helped shape modern culture.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this Eisner Award-winning biography of \u003cem\u003eKrazy Kat\u003c\/em\u003e creator George Herriman, the man behind one of the greatest comic strips in history finally gets his due. Michael Tisserand celebrates Herriman's wondrous comics while delving deep into the life of a cartoonist on America's color line. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native of nineteenth-century New Orleans, George Herriman came of age as a cartoonist in the boomtown of Los Angeles and the wild metropolis of New York. Appearing in the biggest newspapers of the early twentieth century--including those owned by William Randolph Hearst--Herriman's \u003cem\u003eKrazy Kat\u003c\/em\u003e comics quickly propelled him to fame. Although it would prove fitfully popular with readers of the period, his work has been widely credited with elevating comics from daily amusements to anarchic art. For this reason, cartoonists from Charles M. 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