The Essential George Booth by George Booth

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He has been accused of doing with drawings and captions what Mark Twain did with words, and for anyone who has ever had a deep and meaningful relationship with a cat or dog, he is the only cartoonist who truly hits the mark. The unmistakable characters that populate George Booth's cartoon universe — from the frazzled and abundant pets to the pontificating garage mechanics to the nutty old ladies and their erratic potted plants — feel like family by now. Some of them, like the man in the tub and the violin-playing Mrs. Ritterhouse, have been around for decades, and they are as familiar and unforgettable as the wackiest of your wacky relatives. This book offers a large selection of Booth's best cartoons, along with what amounts to a running conversation between Booth and Lorenz that includes commentary on the work (and interesting insights into this quintessentially eccentric artist) as well as a smattering of biographical information.

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Mrs. Ritterhouse, Mr. Ferguson, The Man In The Tub - And, Of course, That Dog...

George Booth is an icon, a quintessential New Yorker cartoonist whose lovable band of cat ladies and crackpots has been delighting readers for over thirty years. Now he finally gets his artistic due in The Essential George Booth, an irresistible collection of over 100 drawings plus an appreciation and interview by noted cartoonist and art editor Lee Lorenz.

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