{"product_id":"the-art-of-william-steig-9780300124781","title":"The Art of William Steig","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe definitive work on the career of the beloved New Yorker cartoonist and childrens book illustrator  Known for his brilliant cartoons and award-winning childrens books  William Steig (19072003) leaves a legacy that spans much of the twentieth century. This lavishly illustrated book features over 280 of Steigs drawings  many of them previously unpublished  and examines every aspect of his work  from the Small Fry cartoonshis earliest submissions to the New Yorker and haunting symbolic drawings of the late 1930s and 1940s  to his later  bitingly funny cartoons and celebrated books for children. In the seventy-three years that Steig worked for the New Yorker  the magazine published over 120 of his covers and more than 1 600 of his drawings in a wide range of styles  including classic cartoons  psychologically fraught pen-and-ink renderings  and Picasso-esque representations. He brought a new voice to the magazine by creating cartoons that drew on his experience as a son of immigrant Eastern European Jews. In his sixties  Steig embarked on a second career as a writer and illustrator of childrens books  including Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and Shrek! These remarkable projects bring together numerous key elements of Steigs work: his evocative use of reverie  his interest in cranks and complainers  and his belief in the redeeming power of love  nature  and art. The story of Steigs work is told by Claudia J. Nahson and the cartoonists fellow artists and writers  and his family members. Together they create a portrait of a penetrating social observer with a restless imagination and a love for his craft.  Published in association with The Jewish Museum  Exhibition Schedule: The Jewish Museum  New York (November 4  2007  March 16  2008) Contemporary Jewish Museum  San Francisco (June 8  September 7  2008)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279524290613,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300124783","price":60.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300124781.jpg?v=1780601322","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-william-steig-9780300124781","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}