`George A Walker did not make it into An Engraver`s Globe, and looking through this collection of his wood engravings I see again exactly why. An editor should not present as a fool one who has persisted in his folly to become wise if the wisdom cannot really be shown in the space available: better to omit than risk making him look silly. On the evidence of just a couple of works George Walker does look clumsy in a field where finesse is prized, perhaps to excess. But give him his head, as here, and you see an artist of sustained and wacky integrity half way between Posada and Krazy Kat. ...
`Is the work any good? Yes, of course it is. Of course, too, if you go for rough trade in wood engraving, you end where you began: some of this does look like beginner`s work. But Walker does things with engraving I`ve not seen anyone else do: look at Raguwl, Angel of Vengeance. His images of people in cars are startlingly expressive: he can draw -- look at The Printer`s hand and the break of light around him; has Walker bodged the ear here to prove he can`t draw (so there!)? But he can and does. His small images have power and sometimes even humour and tenderness, even though he presents himself as an obsessive, the Mad Hatter of wood engraving.`
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-172)
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- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 769.92
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- 21
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- Inverted line" in title is typographically inverted Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781459311879 0889842140
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- NE1113.5.W35
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- A4 2000eb
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- 1 electronic text (172 p.)
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Table of Contents
- THE INVERTED LINE 4
- Introduction 8
- THE PRINTS 12
- 1. Melting Chair (into the pool of my living room) – 1994 13
- 2. Hear Here – 1996 15
- 3. Speaking about Michelle's Ear – 1987 17
- 4. I Dug Up Dylan Thomas for a Drink – 1992 19
- 5. Cat Grin – 1998 21
- 6. Raguel, Angel of Vengeance – 1999 23
- 7. The Printer – 1993 25
- 8. Time Flies – 1985 27
- 9. Two-Headed Man – 1997 29
- 10. Swarm – 1999 31
- 11. Tower of Babel – 1992 33
- 12. Lycanthropy – 1986 35
- 13. Howl – 1986 37
- 14. 'If I only had time to write...' – 1985 39
- 15. Mrs Sim sips tea in the light of the moon – 1994 41
- 16. Mrs Katanukachuk waits for friends – 1994 43
- 17. The Church – 1989 45
- 18. Gloves – 1989 47
- 19. The Crow and the Pitcher – 1983 49
- 20. Skeleton – 1997 51
- 21. Bram Stoker's Nightmare – 1997 53
- 22. The Fatal Nurse – 1997 55
- 23. 'When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out to sea!' – 1988 57
- 24. Bill the Lizard – 1988 59
- 25. White Rabbit – 1988 61
- 26. 'Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!' – 1988 63
- 27. Lobster Sugaring Its Hair – 1988 65
- 28. Lobster Quadrille – 1988 67
- 29. Elsie, Lacie and Tillie in the Treacle Well – 1986 69
- 30. Mad Hatter – 1988 71
- 31. The Caterpillar – 1985 73
- 32. A Mad Tea-Party – 1988 75
- 33. The Cheshire Cat – 1988 77
- 34. Red & White Knight – 1998 79
- 35. Tove – 1998 81
- 36. Elephant Bees / Looking-Glass Insects – 1998 83
- 37. Driving I – 1988 85
- 38. Driving 2 – 1988 87
- 39. Sleepers Dreaming – 1998 89
- 40. Curiosity – 1998 91
- 41. The Duchess – 1999 93
- 42. Lovers – 1986 95
- 43. The Kiss - Language System for Lovers – 1993 97
- 44. Fish – 1990 99
- 45. Pisces – 1993 101
- 46. Eyes – 1987 103
- 47. Eyes – 1987 105
- 48. I'm Thinking of Changing my Mind (I) – 1989 107
- 49. I'm Thinking of Changing my Mind (2) – 1989 109
- 50. I'm Thinking of Changing my Mind (3) – 1989 111
- 51. I'm Thinking of Changing my Mind (4) – 1989 113
- 52. Beau Monde - Television Head Marionettes – 1985 115
- 53. Beau Monde - Mariachi Marionettes – 1985 117
- 54. Beau Monde - Protester Marionettes – 1985 119
- 55. Beau Monde - Blind Faith – 1985 121
- 56. Beau Monde - Awaiting Reanimation – 1985 123
- 57. Organ Grinder – 1989 125
- 58. The Wedding – 1989 127
- 59. Card Players – 1987 129
- 60. Waiting – 1987 131
- 61. Punk Rocker – 1987 133
- 62. Society Pea Soup – 1987 135
- 63. Dreaming of Suburbia – 1987 137
- 64. Mickey Cat – 1987 139
- 65. Party with the Boys – 1987 141
- 66. Canadian Gothic – 1987 143
- 67. The Mechanic – 1988 145
- 68. I Marry the Earth – 1987 147
- 69. Frida Kahlo (Mexican-German 1907–1954) – 1987 149
- 70. Diametric Dogs – 1999 151
- 71. Tea – 1994 153
- 72. Flight – 1998 155
- 73. Room – 1990 157
- 74. Pig Baby – 1999 159
- Afterword 162
- Tools and Techniques 166
- Bibliography 170
- Acknowledgements 174
