A mile and a half of lines : the art of James Thurber /

Illustrated retrospective of American humorist James Thurber's art. Work. First book to assemble the range of Thurber's art, from decades of cartoons that established the New Yorker to illustrations for advertisements, children's books and others' books. Includes previously unpub...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Rosen, Michael J., 1954- (Editor), Frazier, Ian (Contributor), Chwast, Seymour (Contributor), Maslin, Michael (Contributor), Thurber, Rosemary A. (Contributor), Thurber, James, 1894-1961
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Columbus : Trillium, an imprint of the Ohio State University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Thurber, James, > 1894-1961 > Criticism and interpretation. American wit and humor > History and criticism.

Table of Contents:

One-line storyteller : an introductory note / by Michael J. Rosen
James Thurber's The seal in the bedroom and other predicaments, 1932 : an introduction / by Dorothy Parker
Chapter one. The line of Matisse or a doodling child? with "Ordinary except for this" / by Seymour Chwast
Chapter two. Signs of the hard times
Chapter three. Thurber's pre-intentional compositions : with "Maslin and Millmoss" / by Michael Maslin
Chapter four. That Thurber dog and other creatures : with "Without saying a word" / by Liza Donnelly; with "Isn't that sweet?" / by Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin
Chapter five. The draw of Columbustown
Thurber's walls : an afterword / by Ian Frazier.