Last week, I rediscovered a cartoon book that records (imaginatively) scenes from my early years -- made for me by my grandfather. There is some genius in this book. Among other things, I like the tension that he creates in the scenes -- like a Gauguin painting. This picture, on the second page, is titled: "The boat to Hoek van Holland". Here's the accompanying verse, translated from German: "Lübeck-bound is the intended journey / Come up here and come on board / Yet at the gangplank he says: Halt / Don't you go falling in the water." (Click on it to enlarge).
Monday, October 18, 2010
Cartoon Book (Continued)
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Last week, I rediscovered a cartoon book that records (imaginatively) scenes from my early years -- made for me by my grandfather. There is some genius in this book. Among other things, I like the tension that he creates in the scenes -- like a Gauguin painting. This picture, on the second page, is titled: "The boat to Hoek van Holland". Here's the accompanying verse, translated from German: "Lübeck-bound is the intended journey / Come up here and come on board / Yet at the gangplank he says: Halt / Don't you go falling in the water." (Click on it to enlarge).
Last week, I rediscovered a cartoon book that records (imaginatively) scenes from my early years -- made for me by my grandfather. There is some genius in this book. Among other things, I like the tension that he creates in the scenes -- like a Gauguin painting. This picture, on the second page, is titled: "The boat to Hoek van Holland". Here's the accompanying verse, translated from German: "Lübeck-bound is the intended journey / Come up here and come on board / Yet at the gangplank he says: Halt / Don't you go falling in the water." (Click on it to enlarge).
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