George MORROW (1869–1955)
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- Geburtstag
- 1869
- Todestag
- 1955
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- book illustrator
cartoonist
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The authors weave a surrealistic and lightly satirical narrative around the catalog engravings, sketching the autobiography of an upper-class British gentleman. The story covers various episodes in the narrator's life, including his childhood, his involvement in a criminal investigation, his romantic affairs, world travels, marriage and home life. Much of the humor is derived from the interplay between image and text, as illustrations are used out of their original context or juxtaposed in surreal ways.
The use of collage to create a surrealistic narrative was rather original in 1911 when this book was created, but the book's novelty has been considerably diminished by the passage of time, as these techniques have been extensively explored by subsequent artists and writers. However, the book does retain a certain whimsical charm.
All in all, a mildly amusing historical curiosity for lovers of surreal British humor.… (mehr)