Si Lewen's Parade by Si Lewen
Si Lewen's 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, 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 two-sided accordion-fold format with an extensive overview of the artist's career on the verso, The Parade is a celebration of art and the story of recurring war as Si Lewen experienced it over the past 90 years, 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 an unforgettable journey of sequential images.
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 *
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 *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781419721618 |
| ISBN 10 | 1419721615 |
| Title | Si Lewen's Parade |
| Author | Si Lewen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Abrams |
| Year published | 2016-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 148 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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