Si Lewen's Parade
An Artist's Odyssey
Published on 4. October 2016
Book
Hardback
148 pages
978-1-4197-2161-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Nothing can equal the psychological effect of real art . . . Our time needs you and your work!"
- Albert Einstein, from his introduction to the 1957 edition of The Parade
The Parade is a timeless story told in a language that knows no country-a wordless epic that, despite its muteness, is more powerful than the written or the spoken word. First published in 1957 in a limited edition, The Parade is a lost classic, newly discovered, remastered and presented by Art Spiegelman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Maus. Reproduced in a unique accordion-fold format as a "procession of drawings that remain in close dialogue with one another" as the artist originally intended, The Parade is the story of recurring war as Si Lewen experienced it over 90 years ago, watching the joyful parades that marked the end of World War I lead into the death marches of World War II and the Korean War. As The Parade unfolds, the reader is taken on a relentless journey of sequential images.
- Albert Einstein, from his introduction to the 1957 edition of The Parade
The Parade is a timeless story told in a language that knows no country-a wordless epic that, despite its muteness, is more powerful than the written or the spoken word. First published in 1957 in a limited edition, The Parade is a lost classic, newly discovered, remastered and presented by Art Spiegelman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Maus. Reproduced in a unique accordion-fold format as a "procession of drawings that remain in close dialogue with one another" as the artist originally intended, The Parade is the story of recurring war as Si Lewen experienced it over 90 years ago, watching the joyful parades that marked the end of World War I lead into the death marches of World War II and the Korean War. As The Parade unfolds, the reader is taken on a relentless journey of sequential images.
Reviews / Votes
An eloquent and vigorous protest against war's horror and futility. * The New York Times, from an exhibition review of The Parade, 1953 * Nothing can equal the psychological effect of real art . . .Our time needs you and your work! * Albert Einstein, from a letter to Si Lewen, 1951 * The Parade is a powerfully moving free-jazz dirge of a book that depicts mankind's recurring war fever. It remains sadly urgent and relevant today. * Art Spiegelman, from his introduction * "A compelling testament to Lewen's gifts for stirring our souls with the silent grace of painted panel after panel after panel. As narrative, it is music by which to mourn Man's fate." * The Washington Post * "There are many masterworks dealing with conflict and its evils, from Goya's "Disasters of War" to Picasso's "Guernica" to Jacob Lawrence's "War Series." Si Lewen's "Parade" must be counted among them." * Wall Street Journal *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Abrams
Target group
Interest Age: Up to 13 years
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 207 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1110 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-2161-8 (9781419721618)
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E-Book
04/2022
ABRAMS Comic Arts
€18.18
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Persons
Si Lewen was born in Lublin, Poland, on November 8, 1918, to secular Jewish parents. After moving to Berlin to escape Polish anti-Semitism, he fled to France before immigrating to New York in 1935. After serving in the army during World War II, Lewen made his livelihood as a painter. He lives in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania.
Art Spiegelman is an American comics writer, artist, and editor best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel memoir, Maus.
Art Spiegelman is an American comics writer, artist, and editor best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel memoir, Maus.