March 26, 2004

Baseman's Dumb Luck

DUMB LUCK

Here's a new book that I'm planning on getting when it comes out next month: DUMB LUCK, a retrospective of the work of illustrator (and TEACHER'S PET creator) Gary Baseman. The book, described as "both an art manifesto and a raw celebration of idiocy", totals over 300 pages and is the first major compilation of Baseman's work. The book is being published by Chronicle Books, one of the finest art/pop culture book publishers around.

On a side note, while Chronicle hasn't published many animation books in the past (with the exception of the two terrific 'art of' books for MONSTERS INC. and FINDING NEMO), they're starting to do more of them now. I know because I'm currently writing two animated-related books for them, one of which will be out in early 2005, the other in early 2006. More details to come.

Posted by AMID at March 26, 2004 03:07 AM