Doctored Drawings
Published on 17. May 2007
Book
Hardback
90 pages
978-1-934137-02-4 (ISBN)
Description
"Mark Podwal ...shake[s] the brain into fresh juxtapositions of understanding."-Cynthia Ozick "Mark Podwal's original drawings ...reflect his great talent."-Elie Wiesel Mark Podwal may be best known for his political drawings on the New York Times op-ed page. Here, he focuses on the human body as a medical specimen, visually representing the essence of the major public health issues of our time. These strangely beautiful images reveal a master's hand. Mark Podwal's most recent book is Jerusalem Sky (2005); his You Never Know (1998), with Francine Prose, won a National Jewish Book Award. He lives in Harrison, New York.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
439 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-934137-02-4 (9781934137024)
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Mark Podwal had just graduated from medical school in 1971 when his work first appeared in the New York Times. His most recent book, Jerusalem Sky: Stars, Crosses and Crescents; You Never Know, his collaboration with Francine Prose, won a National Jewish Book Award in 1998. He lives in Harrison, New York.