Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker.
He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.
"Why fit in when you were born to stand out?" ~ Dr. Seuss
- Medium: Serigraph on Coventry Rag Paper, estate signed
- Edition: #213/295
- Year: 2015
- Size: 139.7cm (H) x 66.04cm (L)
Dr. Seuss was a storyteller in the grandest sense of the word. Not only did he tell fantastical tales of far-away places but he also gave us a unique visual language that carried his stories to new heights of artistic expression. Surrealism provided the foundation from which he built his career, but like a launch pad sitting idle just before liftoff, surrealism was soon to be engulfed in the flames of ridiculous fun and its launch tower thrown to the ground with each new editorial cartoon, magazine cover, painting, or children’s book.
Horton 60th Anniversary Edition
- Medium: Serigraph on Coventry rag paper, estate signed
- Edition: #226/395
- Year: 2014
- Size: 73.66cm x 81.28cm
It was that explosive energy that thrust Theodor's works into otherworldly places, taking young and old alike on a ride that would become a critical reference point for most children from 1937 on, as well as for the adults who raised them. Nearly everyone has a significant Dr. Seuss memory. Many of today’s top visual artists, poets, filmmakers, and authors cite Theodor as one of their greatest influences. Indeed, what Walt Disney was to entertainment, Theodor Seuss Geisel was to art and literature.
The Sneetches 50th Anniversary
- Medium: Serigraph on Coventry Rag Paper, estate signed
- Edition: #193/295
- Year: 2011
- Size: 139.7cm (H) x 66.04cm (L)
Theodor settled on a visual vernacular early in his life that proved to be a powerful vehicle from which to deliver artistically driven media. From early advertising and editorial cartoons to seventy years of paintings, drawings, and sculpture, Dr. Seuss’ horned, whiskered, and winged creatures played while contemplating the issues of the world within deco-inspired landscapes of pure nonsense. These iconographic images became the basis of Theodor's most well-known books for children and highlighted the vital importance of unimpeded childhood fun.
Medium: Fine art pigment print with collage on acid-free paper, estate signed
Edition: #415/850
Year: This edition started in 2013; Printed in 2015
Size: 35.56cm x 55.88cm
Ridiculous fun permeated everything—a rocket’s plume engulfing even his own life story. When explaining the “logical insanity” of his work, Theodor said, “If I start with a two-headed animal, I must never waiver from that concept. There must be two hats in the closet, two toothbrushes in the bathroom, and two sets of spectacles on the night table.” That consistency reveals itself across the spectrum of Theodor's life and work.
Robert Chase Jr. Publisher, The Art of Dr. Seuss
Source: drseussart.com
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Until the next one Expat Choicers, "Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!" - Dr. Seuss
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