In 1934 the folks at The American Book Collector saw these images in an issue of the German magazine for book lovers, "Zeitschrift for Bucherfreunde." They quickly wrote to the German publisher and received permission to reprint the images which they did as a supplement to The American Book Collector titled The Book Fool: Bibliophily in Caricature. "Depicting love, folly, use and abuse of books in a grotesque manner" the supplement merely scratches the surface of book imagery from just after 1500 to the middle of the nineteenth century. Enjoy the slideshow.
Still Life with Book: A series by Juliette Tang
"I saw her running at me, shrieking, with a whirl of fire blazing all about her." -Charles Dickens, Great Expectations If we had a Book Patrol Hall of Fame photographer Juliette Tang would make it in on the first ballot. She describes her attraction to books: When people ask me why I take so many photos of books, I always give the same straightforward response. Books capture my imagination. It’s a short answer. It’s also an honest answer. But, I can elaborate. Reading them, taking photos of them, writing them, writing about them, and just having them near me, everything to...
Horror writer’s ‘Death Collection’ to be unveiled at Northwestern
Northwestern University is set to unveil a collection of death related goodies courtesy of noted horror novelist and screen writer Michael McEachern McDowell. McDowell wrote dozens of novels and the screenplays for Stephen King's novel "Thinner" and director Tim Burton's movies "Beetlejuice" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas." He also wrote episodes for such television shows as "Tales from the Darkside" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." Needless to say McDowell was very qualified for such an undertaking. The hanging of the co-conspirators in the Abraham Lincoln assassination in Washington, DC. The collection is comprised of 76 boxes of material featuring everything from...
Transformer: Mick Rock & Lou Reed
Deluxe edition of Transformer The latest worthy production from Genesis Publications features legendary rock and roll photographer Mick Rock and Lou Reed teaming up to share the highlights of their 40 year relationship. From the iconic cover photo of Reed's album Transformer to candid never before seen outtakes, studio sessions, spontaneous shots and friends including Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop and David Bowie. The book presents a visual biography of one musics most influential performers. From the publisher: 40 years ago, Transformer launched Lou Reed from the underground, way up to Mars, with a little help from Starman Bowie. Mick Rock was...
Joseph Dawson: Still Life with Realism
Thus Let the Light Shine 11' x 14' oil on board. Here is a sampling of work from Irish-born artist Joseph Dawson. Whether he is using the centuries old method of painting, still life, or taking a more modern realistic approach Dawson finds room for books to share the stage. And his visual rendering of writers block which appears below is pretty cool too. Memento Gorey. 8' x'10' oil on board. Writer's Block, Oh The Horror! 7.7 x 9.5 oil on linen. Website: Joseph Dawson