Masters of American comics
By: essay by John Carlin ; with contributions by Stanley Crouch ... [et al.] ; edited by John Carlin, Paul Karasik, and Brian Walker.
Contributors: Carlin, John, 1955-; Karasik, Paul.; Walker, Brian.; Crouch, Stanley.; UCLA Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center.; Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Publisher: Hammer Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Yale University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Los Angeles; New Haven [Conn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Cartoonists -- United States -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions
Notes: "This catalogue was published in conjunction with Masters of American Comics, an exhibition organized by The Hammer Museum and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319-321]) and index.
Table of contents: title: Masters of American comics : an art history of twentieth-century American comic strips and books / John Carlin; title: Winsor McCay, The master's hand / Tom De Haven; title: Lyonel Feininger, Lightning at the crossroads / Brian Walker; title: George Herriman, Blues for Krazy Kat / Stanley Crouch; title: E.C. Segar, Segar's Popeye / Jules Feiffer; title: Frank King, Walt Wallet lives! / Karal Ann Marling; title: Chester Gould, Villainy / Robert Store; title: Milton Caniff / Pete Hamill; title: Charles M. Schulz / Patrick McDonnell; title: Will Eisner, Eisner by Pettibon / Raymond Pettibon; title: Jack Kirby, Lo, from the demon shall come - the public dreamer!!! / Glen David Gold; title: Harvey Kurtzman, Harvey Kurtzman's hysterical materialism / J. Hoberman; title: R. Crumb, It's only lines on paper / Françoise Mouly; title: Art Spiegelman, Breakdownable / Jonathan Safran Foer; title: Gary Panter, Genius and pal / Matt Groening; title: Chris Ware / Dave Eggers.