ART SPIEGELMAN (1948 ) Raw 3 call for submissions

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ART SPIEGELMAN (1948-)
Raw 3 call for submissions. Personalized drawing and note to Jules Feiffer on printed form letter, 1991. Ink on photocopy paper. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Initialed and inscribed: "Hi Jules... Is this the year you rise to the bait? Anyway, curious about your responses to the issue... Love to Jenny, Hope we see you soon... A&F."

Raw was a comics magazine dedicated to showcasing innovative and experimental cartoonists, edited by Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly. Published between 1980 and 1991, the magazine stood out for its use of high-quality paper, professional printing, and a layout designed to complement the artwork. Raw provided a platform for many artists who might not have had the opportunity to be published otherwise.

The magazine's flagship comic was "Maus," Spiegelman's graphic novel about his father's experiences as an Auschwitz prisoner. "Maus" debuted in the second issue of Raw and continued until the final issue, after which the compiled book was published in 1992. This form letter seeking submissions for their third issue includes a personalized cartoon drawn by Spiegelman for Feiffer.

Provenance: from the collection of Jules Feiffer.

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Feiffer commentary: What is there to say about Art Spiegelman? He changed the cartoon world that's all. He is generous, open, interesting. The only thing I have against him is he should have been doing more books over the years. He's a genius. Other than being an artist and writer, as an editor and a kind of elder statesman of the present-day-serious cartoon world, he has done invaluable work in Raw. He and his wife, Françoise together. He's a public figure in the cartoon world. One of the few. It's not about his work. It's about his profession that he's involved in and what he can do to further it, change it and goose it. He's both a great cartoonist and a great cartoon fan, and an elder stateman of the medium.