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Krazy kat originated as a character in herrimans strip the dingbat family later the family upstairs, and in 1911 krazy kat spun off into its own comic strip. For 31 years, until creator george herriman s death, krazy kat, along with tireless tormentor ignatz mouse, were enormously popular with the general public and with some of tire leading writers, artists, and intellectuals of the time. Herriman could usually be found seated at the drawing table amind crowquill pens, watercolor brushes, india ink, and bristol boards. In the tradition of schulz and peanuts, an epic and revelatory biography of krazy kat creator george herriman that explores the turbulent time and place from which he emergedand the deep secret he explored through his art the creator of the greatest comic strip in history finally gets his duein an eyeopening biography that lays bare the truth about his art. Featuring the love triangle of kat, mice, and pupp, each of herriman s pages is a work of transcendent art, crackling with verbal wit and graphic brilliance earning the moniker from many as the best comics strip ever created. Krazy kat written by patrick mcdonnell and has been published by harry n. He and his wife, karen oconnell, are scholars and collectors of early comicstrip art. The herriman krazy kat procreate comic ink brush fan art drawing.
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