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The '''Crumb family''' of artists is an American family, several of whom are notable [[cartoonist]]s. The family includes: |
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* Charles Vincent Crumb Jr. (March 13, 1942 – February 1992) - Robert's eldest brother whose childhood obsession with making comics Robert credits as the foundation of his own devotion to art.<ref name="Pahls">{{cite book |last1=Pahls |first1=Marty |title=The Early Years of Bitter Struggle |edition=third |series=The Complete Crumb Comics |volume=1 |date=May 2003 |orig-year=1996 |publisher=Fantagraphics Books |isbn=0-930193-42-3 |pages=vii; x–xi |chapter=Introduction: Right Up To The Edge }}</ref><ref name="CrumbCoffee-3">{{cite book |last1=Crumb |first1=Robert |title= The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book |isbn=0-316-16333-3 |page=3; 6–18 |chapter= My earliest memory of comics is the way they smelled! |year=1998 |publisher=Little, Brown }}</ref> As he entered adulthood, he began showing signs of mental illness, rarely ventured from the home he shared with his mother, and died by suicide aged 49, reportedly by overdose.<ref name=EW>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|title=A new documentary focuses on Robert Crumb – ''Crumb'' highlights the cartoonist's dysfunctional family|author=Lovece, Frank|date=June 2, 1995|author-link=Frank Lovece|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1995/06/02/new-documentary-focuses-robert-crumb}}</ref><ref>Crumb, R. "DEALING WITH REALITY: Crumb looks back at his work in 1972–73, his obsession with old music, and performing with the Cheap Suit Serenaders," Crumb on Crumb (June 1992).</ref><ref>Crumb, Robert. "Fuzzy the Bunny in 'Nut Factory Blues,'" ''XYZ Comics'' (Kitchen Sink Press, June 1972).</ref> He said that he had "[[homosexual]] [[pedophilia]]c tendencies" but never succumbed to his urges and remained determined not to.<ref>[[Robert Crumb]], [[Maxon Crumb]] (edited by), ''Crumb Comics: The Whole Family Is Crazy!'', Last Gasp, 1998, pp. 29–33</ref> His art exhibited repetitive and painstaking concentric lines, filling in otherwise normal Crumbesque drawings, reflecting an obsession with filling every last centimeter of white space.{{cn|date=December 2022}}<!--partial merge from [[Charles Crumb]]--> |
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The Crumb family featured in [[Terry Zwigoff]]'s 1994 American documentary film [[Crumb (film)|''Crumb'']] |
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*[[Charles Crumb]](?? - [[1994]]) - Robert's eldest brother, he never achieved the level of success his sibling did and eventually committed suicide. |
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Latest revision as of 09:34, 11 August 2024
The Crumb family of artists is an American family, several of whom are notable cartoonists. The family includes:
- Robert Crumb (b. August 30, 1943) - better known as R. Crumb. Creator of such characters as Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural.
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb (August 1, 1948 – November 29, 2022) - Robert’s wife, known for her underground autobiographical comix.
- Sophie Crumb (b. 1981) - daughter of Robert and Aline, whose work at an early age appeared in her parents' comix magazines.
- Maxon Crumb (b. 1945) - another brother of Charles and Robert's. He has achieved a cult following as a street person and artist.
- Charles Vincent Crumb Jr. (March 13, 1942 – February 1992) - Robert's eldest brother whose childhood obsession with making comics Robert credits as the foundation of his own devotion to art.[1][2] As he entered adulthood, he began showing signs of mental illness, rarely ventured from the home he shared with his mother, and died by suicide aged 49, reportedly by overdose.[3][4][5] He said that he had "homosexual pedophiliac tendencies" but never succumbed to his urges and remained determined not to.[6] His art exhibited repetitive and painstaking concentric lines, filling in otherwise normal Crumbesque drawings, reflecting an obsession with filling every last centimeter of white space.[citation needed]
The Crumb family featured in Terry Zwigoff's 1994 American documentary film Crumb
References
[edit]- ^ Pahls, Marty (May 2003) [1996]. "Introduction: Right Up To The Edge". The Early Years of Bitter Struggle. The Complete Crumb Comics. Vol. 1 (third ed.). Fantagraphics Books. pp. vii, x–xi. ISBN 0-930193-42-3.
- ^ Crumb, Robert (1998). "My earliest memory of comics is the way they smelled!". The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book. Little, Brown. p. 3; 6–18. ISBN 0-316-16333-3.
- ^ Lovece, Frank (June 2, 1995). "A new documentary focuses on Robert Crumb – Crumb highlights the cartoonist's dysfunctional family". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Crumb, R. "DEALING WITH REALITY: Crumb looks back at his work in 1972–73, his obsession with old music, and performing with the Cheap Suit Serenaders," Crumb on Crumb (June 1992).
- ^ Crumb, Robert. "Fuzzy the Bunny in 'Nut Factory Blues,'" XYZ Comics (Kitchen Sink Press, June 1972).
- ^ Robert Crumb, Maxon Crumb (edited by), Crumb Comics: The Whole Family Is Crazy!, Last Gasp, 1998, pp. 29–33