Lot #300

Robert Crumb

Description

" I did not attend art school," writes Crumb, "One learns what one needs to learn if the motivation is strong enough"

ALS signed “R. C.,” penned on the reverse of a 5.75 x 4.25 postcard featuring artwork of Maxon Crumb, August 8, 2002. Written from Sauve, France, a letter to Utah artist and Highland High School art instructor Patrick Eddington, in full: "It's probably too late for your article for the National Art Education Association—you wrote to me about it initially in May, then again in June—I've been swamped with work and visitors here—was in the U.S. (West Coast) all of May & half of June—the question was, did I have a teacher who influential? The answer, just to satisfy your curiosity, is, no, not in any school context. Art teachers in high school—I had two different ones—Mr. Kunkel & Mr. Ferranto, both disliked me. Mr. Ferranto told me one day that if I continued drawing cartoons I would end up on the street selling pencils. My older brother Charles was the best teacher I ever had—he was a stern task master all through childhood & adolescence. The only other teacher I had was Harvey Kurtzman who showed me some useful professional techniques. I learned a lot just by studying the work of artists I admired in books. I never went to museums. I don't like museums. I did not attend art school. One learns what one needs to learn if the motivation is strong enough…I lived out my youth on paper…I was terrified of the real world…I was extremely unbalanced…oh yeah, right, like now I'm all well-adjusted—Right! Hope this finds you well." In fine condition, with postal cancellation passing over his closing initials.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
• Dates: #549 - Ended April 10, 2019

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