Despite the 1970 copyright, this collaborative cartoon jam between Art Spiegelman and myself was created in 1968. Other than that, I don't remember much about this. Who did what? Beyond the overlaps, the faces and figures without much shading appear to be by me, and ones with much shading are by Art. I have a vague memory we might have done another such jam with the underground cartoonist-illustrator John Thompson.
I do recall clearly that in Boston in 1970 I took these pages to have photostats made at a small print shop which had a poster in the window showing cute bunny rabbits hopping around the words "Top Quality Reproduction". When I came back to get the stats, I was told that the boss had refused to do the job because he objected to the artwork. I asked to speak with him. He came out, and I discussed the matter. But he still refused. By this time, some of the shop employees were gathering to see this confrontation. They were trying to keep from laughing behind his back when I said, "You see that poster in the window with the rabbits? I find that offensive!" and walked out.
Holy Kazoozis! Never thought I'd see this again. Was with the boys a lot in those days, and I remember this jam, I believe.
ReplyDeleteI was Art's "old lady" (of seventeen and eighteen) and Bhob a close friend of us both.
Ah the days of yesteryear!
Ladybelle Fiske
I love the contraptions and weird buildings.
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing this at Spiegelman's apartment with Ladybelle. Two years ago Roy Thomas recalled when you and I and art spent the evening at his Upper West Side apartment.
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Where are the snows of yesteryear?
ReplyDeleteMost of the snows of all the years are up here in Vermont, Bhob. Hi, John, how are you?
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Is my name in there somewhere? A. used to sometimes put my name among the squiggles like the cartoonist who always put NINA in his drawings. I loved that.
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