Nearly two decades after Charles Addams’ death, lovers of delightfully macabre humor still instantly recognize his work. The New Yorker began publishing Addams’ cartoons in the mid-1930s, and within a few years he was a regular contributor to that magazine. More than 1,300 cartoons appeared there, including the pre-Addams Family classic The Downhill Skier. (“The Addams Family” was not formally named until the 1960s, when an eponymous television sitcom was inspired by the ticklishly sinister characters with whom Addams peopled his crumbling mansions.) During his lifetime, Addams published fifteen books. Addams (1912-1988) worked mainly in black and white, using ink wash to great and spooky effect, but he turned out the occasional colorful The New Yorker cover. This book of thirty postcards in a satisfying sampler of his pleasurably eerie color and monochrome cartoons. Pomegranate’s books of postcards contain thirty top-quality reproductions bound together in a handy, artful collection. Easy to remove and produced on heavy card stock, these stunning postcards are a delight to the sender and receiver. Note: postcards are oversized and may require additional postage. Size: 4 3/4 x 6 7/8", ISBN: 0-7649-3228-4. |
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