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The Artful Dodger: Images and Reflections

With sales of his Griffin & Sabine Trilogysurpassing three million copies, it's been said that Nick Bantock has created an original literary genre. Now he brings new meaning to the art of autobiography with The Artful Dodger: Images and Reflections,in which he infuses the tale of his professional and artistic life with warmth and wit. The Artful Dodgersurveys the vast and varied territory that Bantock's work encompasses: from his English art-school days to paperback covers, pure abstract experimentation to pop-up books, Griffin & Sabineto his most recent work. Bantock's own words lend a highly personal, often revealing, always entertaining angle to more than 350 resplendent images. As rich in life as it is in art, The Artful Dodgerreveals the creative range of a modern graphic master.

Subject
biography
Genre
fantasy
Themes
art
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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