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Title: Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel by Richard H. Minear, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Art Spiegelman, Dr. Seuss, Art Spigelman ISBN: 1-56584-565-X Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.18 (17 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Another side of the talented Ted Geisel
Comment: To mention Dr. Seuss conjours up the images of the Cat in the Hat, the Sneeches and the Grinch. However, before the great Dr. became a staple of children's libraries everywhere, Ted Geisel was an artist - a cartoonist. Just as "The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss" shows the formation and talent of the whimsical artist, this book shows the formation of the political artist that was also Dr. Seuss. From a beginning of doing editorial cartoons at Dartmouth, Geisel moved on to dabble in his first few children's books. But with the advent of World War II, he found himself drawing cartoons for PM Magazine and others.
These cartoons, so strange because of their overt politics, show Geisel's ability to merge the whimsical and the serious. To pointedly make his statement, but to also find humor in doing so. No enemy is as scary when reduced to the punchline of a cartoon. What is strange to see, and this book shows so well, is the growth of a style that we would all come to know and love. How often after the war do creatures such as the stylized (non-interventionist) ostrich appear as the prototypical walking bird that inhabits the Seuss landscape? His cartoons though often targeted domestic problems as well as the axis leaders - the politics are broad sweeping.
A portfolio of these cartoons would be enough to enjoy for the arts sake, but Richard Minear takes the time to put the artwork in place, both in terms of where Geisel was in his life as where the country was in its strife. In this, the book goes beyond just a celebration of heretofore uncollected Seuss drawings, but as a glimps into the political homefront of World War II. A worthy addition to any Seuss-ophile's library, or anyone who wants to explore the political times of the late 30's and early 40's.
Rating: 4
Summary: How the Nazis Stole the World (Almost!)
Comment: Collectors of Dr. Seuss books will definitely want this volume. I found it eerie to see creatures which later appeared in books like ~Horton Hears a Who~, ~How the Grinch Stole Christmas~, and other favorite books of my childhood turning up in caricatures of Axis powers, racists, war profiteers, and the Fifth Column. But, upon reflection, I must admit that these cartoons mark the origins of the themes of community awareness and social consciousness that distinguish his comedic later works. I would not call this a book to be had on every shelf, but if you grew up with Dr. Seuss and still sneak peeks at those slender volumes up in your attic (or in the clutches of your own children and grandchildren), you will find yourself fascinated by the obvious comparisons.
The book includes explanatory commentary by Richard H. Minear and a chronology of the cartoons.
Rating: 5
Summary: SKETCH THIS ONE A WINNER! EVEN WITHOUT THE GREEN EGGS ...
Comment: Theodor Geisel gone political? That's right. The man responsible for "Green Eggs and Ham" and "The Cat in the Hat" and "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" has a serious side: He repeatedly vilified Hitler and the Nazi threat in a series of political cartoons he penned in the '40s for the popular, liberal New York newspaper "PM." Author and historian Richard Minear has amassed nearly 200 of these imaginative illustrations in this important book --- illustrations that urge Americans to fight Hitler, buy U.S. bonds, help control inflation and support the war effort. The enemies are clear: Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Japan. Seuss' work is sharply critical of anti--Semitism and anti-Black racism, yet the images are shockingly and undeniably racist in their portrayal of Japanese Americans. (Remember the time frame --- 1941-1942 --- and American opinion at the time.) Sketch this one a winner.
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Title: The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss by Audrey Geisel, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Maurice Sendak ISBN: 0679434488 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 03 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A Biography by Morgan ISBN: 030680736X Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $18.50 |
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Title: Seuss-Isms by DR SEUSS ISBN: 0679883568 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 11 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Seuss-isms for Success by Tom Peters ISBN: 0679894772 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 20 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: You're Only Old Once! : A Book for Obsolete Children by Dr. Seuss ISBN: 0394551907 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 12 February, 1986 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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