Unique Monkey Wrench Gang Illustrations Suite
[Salt Lake City]: [Dream Garden Press], [1987]. 10 printed black and white illustrations 9: [43 cm 28 cm] / [17" x 11"] 1: [22 cm x 28 cm] / [8.5"x 11"]. All have been hand-tinted and are bright. All with tissue guards. Unique
- 'In the lurid glare...' p.18
-'The Gang' p.70
-'They worked happily...' facing p.82
-'As the tipover point approached...' facing p.116
-'There was an anguished crunch...' facing p.124
-'You can't never go wrong cuttin' fence...' facing p.138
-'All of a sudden it was all too much...' p.202
-'The director was monocular...' p.224
-'The steam spiraled up...' facing p.248
-'He drops the quarter...' facing p.334. Item #10763
Utah based artist, Mark Knudsen, was hired to hand-tint these illustrations, that were intended to be printed in the corresponding calendar of the tenth-anniversary edition of the Monkey Wrench Gang, that was published by Ken Sanders' Dream Garden Press. When R. Crumb was presented this for his feedback, he was unhappy with the coloring.
The tenth anniversary edition of the Monkey Wrench Gang contained illustrations throughout by the legendary illustrator, R[obert] Crumb. Robert Crumb (American b. 1943) is an American cartoonist and musician, who is well-known for influential works and contributions to the underground comix movement in the 1960s. Crumb is known for his quirky artwork coupled with idiosyncratic dialogue.
The Monkey Wrench Gang is Abbey's most famous and influential novel, that follows the deeds and adventures of Doc, Hayduke, Bonnie, and Seldom Seen, as they protest the industrialization and destruction of the southwest through means of sabotage and "monkeywrenching." Because of this work, the term 'monkeywrench' has come to mean, besides sabotage and damage to machines, any sabotage, activism, lawmaking, or lawbreaking to preserve wilderness, wild spaces and ecosystems.
Price: $3,500.00