New York Postcards
30 Illustrations from the Pages of The New Yorker and Beyond
$38.62
- Book & Merchandise
30 pages
- Release Date
8 April 2014
Summary
Iconic postcards from a beloved illustratorAdrian Tomine (Shortcomings, Scenes from an Impending Marriage) has forged countless iconic images of New York City in his career as an illustrator. A master of conveying an entire story with a single panel, his covers for The New Yorker are beloved by New Yorkers and non-New Yorkers alike, as much for their frank yet charming portrayal of life in the big city as for their flawless design and gorgeous linework.New York Postcards celebrates thirty of Tomine’s most well-known illustrations, and is a loving homage to the city that Tomine, a West Coast transplant, has called home for the past eight years.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770461598 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770461590 |
| Author: | Adrian Tomine |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Book & Merchandise |
| Number of Pages: | 30 |
| Release Date: | 8 April 2014 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 114mm x 160mm |
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Critics Review
Tomine explores New York’s culture and its passing moments, asking us to reflect on the city’s quirks and tenderness.
In [Tomine’s] illustrations, Edward Hopper-like situations-of dogs under disused railway bridges, or people on a street corner-take on a wry edge.-The Economist
Adrian Tomine
Adrian Tomine was born in 1974 in Sacramento, California. He began self-publishing his comic book series Optic Nerve when he was sixteen, and in 1994 he received an offer to publish from Drawn & Quarterly. His comics have been anthologized in publications such as McSweeney’s, Best American Comics, and Best American Nonrequired Reading. Both his graphic novel Shortcomings and his memoir The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist were named New York Times Notable Books of the year. Since 1999, Tomine has been a regular contributor to The New Yorker. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughters.
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