Bible

Wandering Christians and Illustration in the Biblical Tradition

David and Bathsheba poster

Image Credit: Posters 555

All those who wander are not lost—in fact, wandering is sometimes the point. I did a little of this while touring the Harry Ransom Center’s new exhibit on The King James Bible: Its History and Influences. I particularly enjoyed examining the numerous visuals on display: exquisite Jacob Lawrence and William Blake illustrations, colorful posters for The Ten Commandments and David and Bathsheba, and patterns for Robert DeNiro’s Biblical tattoos in Cape Fear

Will R. Crumb Fail to Offend?

God and characters

 

Image Credit:  R. Crumb

H/T USA Today

I got my copy of The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb in the mail and have loved reading it so far.  It's richly detailed.  It's emotive.  It's revelatory.  But I’m wondering:  Will Crumb’s newest work will be controversial as expected? 

R. Crumb and Art Spiegelman come to UT

 Crumb

Image Credit: R. Crumb

H/T  Texas Performing Arts

Today, I reserved tickets for the Robert (R.) Crumb and Art Spiegelman event November 13 here at the University of Texas. Texas Performing Arts, the host for the event, has beckoned with advertisements of R. Crumb's latest work, The Book of Genesis Illustrated.   I have Crumb's graphic novel on order from Amazon.com and plan to review the text here on Viz., as well as post some thoughts on the November talk between the two artists. 

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