Bob Adelman was an award-winning photojournalist whose lens captured pivotal moments in history, most notably documenting the civil rights movement. Often found by Martin Luther King's side, his images provided an intimate perspective on this transformative era. His work graced the covers of major magazines and is held in the collections of esteemed institutions like the Smithsonian and the Museum of Modern Art, solidifying his legacy as a vital visual storyteller.
One of the founders of pop art, the author is best known for largescale renditions of comic-strip art, and for fusing comicbook techniques with high art in his appropriations of such artists as Picasso and Mondrian. In this title, the author's unique style celebrates the ABC, with results that are surprising, delightful and amusing.
Introductory Essay by Art Spiegelman Commentary by Richard Merkin ABOVEGROUND FOR THE FIRST TIME As wry and raunchy as the subject it celebrates, this inspired volume introduces a new generation to the Tijuana Bibles, underground comic art form the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s devoted to making sexual mockery of every sacred cow in the pasture. Folk art with a subversive edge, the Bibles are unveiled here with a hundred life-size reproductions.