{"product_id":"art-beauty-hc-drawings-by-r-crumb-mr-limit-1-per-cover-rel-04-22","title":"ART \u0026 BEAUTY HC DRAWINGS BY R CRUMB (MR) (Limit 1 Per Cover) (rel:04\/22)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item releases 04\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder by 03\/15\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e for Pre-sale \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"publisher\"\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"publisher\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"creators\"\u003e(W\/A\/CA) R. Crumb\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"creators\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt \u0026amp; Beauty Magazine is at once a satirical take on aesthetics and a continued exploration of Crumb’s subversion of sexuality and mainstream values. Drawings of women in positions ranging from lascivious to modest or mid-sport are accompanied by quotations from artists like Leonardo da Vinci, George Grosz, William de Kooning, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Harvey Kurtzman. Mining his own obsessions and fantasies, Crumb reimagines the history of art, challenging notions of beauty, along with society’s mores and expectations of propriety around the female form. The images appeal to a mostly erotic sensibility, which in turn is undercut by the inclusion of sometimes ironic and frequently philosophical prose. The images drag philosophy back down to earth, while the writing challenges the pure eroticism of Crumb’s drawings. Presenting all three issues of the series in one book, Art \u0026amp; Beauty Magazine is arranged chronologically, from the earliest images in the 1990s to drawings completed in 2016. Paul Morris, longtime gallerist and supporter of Crumb’s practice, writes an introduction that contextualizes this body of work and the artist’s career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder by 03\/15\/2026 for Pre-sale \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll comics are bagged and boarded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you order comics with different release dates, and you choose shipping, all items will ship when the last of your items is released. If you would like them to ship on individual release dates, you must order them separately. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIMIT 1 PER COVER. \u003c\/strong\u003eBecause we can not control shortages or issues from distributors, we may not be able to fully fill all orders. This is pretty rare, but if this happens, we will contact you and either offer you credit for other comics or offer you a refund for the unavailable books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL SALES ARE FINAL\u003c\/strong\u003e. We are not able to control distributor delays or shortages. If the items you order are late getting to us, we will ship them as soon as they arrive. If the items you order do not arrive at our store or the items are damaged upon arrival at our store, we will offer you a refund or replacement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"ART \u0026 BEAUTY HC DRAWINGS BY R CRUMB (MR)","offer_id":48311457218787,"sku":"9798875000720","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/2571\/8755\/files\/70_0dbc6bca-9c8a-4938-9534-6c88da7be3c2.jpg?v=1772064012","url":"https:\/\/crossroadscomicsandart.com\/products\/art-beauty-hc-drawings-by-r-crumb-mr-limit-1-per-cover-rel-04-22","provider":"Crossroads Comics and Art ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}