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Baker, Matt, 1921-1959.
Cartoonists, Black -- Biography.
Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Baker, Matt, 1921-1959.
Cartoonists, Black -- Biography.
Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Matt Baker : the art of glamour / edited by Jim Amash and
Eric
Nolen-Weathington ; text [and interviews] by Jim Amash ... [et al.].
TwoMorrows Pub., c2012.
Call #:
741.5092 B168m
Subjects
Baker, Matt, 1921-1959.
Cartoonists, Black -- Biography.
Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.
ISBN:
9781605490328
1605490326
Alternate title:
Art of glamour
Description:
190 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents:
pt. 1. Meet Matt Baker: Baker of cheesecake / Alberto Becattini ; The mystery of Ace Baker / Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. ; The Matt Baker checklist / Alberto Becattini and Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. -- Family: The talent runs deep / Jim Amash ; Further ruminations / Joanna van Ritbergen -- . pt. 3. Friends and colleagues: A great friendship / Shaun Clancy ; The best man for the job / Shaun Clancy with Dan O' Brien ; --on Matt Baker / JimAmash -- pt. 4. Comics: The vortex of scoundrels and scandal ; The soda mint killer ; Sky girl ; Canteen Kate ; The old ball game ; Kayo Kirby ; Tiger girl / Matt Baker.
Summary:
"In the early 1940s, Matt Baker became of one the earliest African-American comic book artists. But it wasn't the color of his skin which made him such a significant figure in the history of the medium--it was his innate ability to draw gorgeous, exciting women and handsome, dynamic men in a fluid, graceful style. Imagine Dave Stevens or Adam Hughes working in the '40s, drawing a new story every month, and you'll have a good idea of Matt Baker's place in the industry throughout his career. Yet, few of today's comic book fans know of the artist or his work, because he died in 1959 at the young age of 38, just as the Silver Age of Comics was blossoming and bringing in a new generation of readers. Edited by Jim Amash and
Eric
Nolen-Weathington, Matt Baker: The Art of Glamour presents an impressive career cut tragically short. It features a wealth of essays, interviews with Baker's friends, family, and co-workers, and a treasure trove of his finest artwork, including several complete stories, at last giving the wonderfully talented artist his full due."--From publisher.
Other authors:
Amash, Jim.
Nolen-Weathington,
Eric
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Adult Black Nonfiction
741.5092 B168m
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