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All the Art That's Fit to Print (And Some That Wasn't): Inside The New York Times Op-Ed Page Hardcover – November 6, 2008

Name: All the Art That's Fit to Print (And Some That Wasn't): Inside The New York Times Op-Ed Page: Kraus, Jerelle: 9780231138246: Amazon.com: Books
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All the Art That's Fit to Print reveals the true story of the world's first Op-Ed page, a public platform that―in 1970―prefigured the Internet blogosphere. Not only did the New York Times's nonstaff bylines shatter tradition, but the pictures were revolutionary. Unlike anything ever seen in a newspaper, Op-Ed art became a globally influential idiom that reached beyond narrative for metaphor and changed illustration's very purpose and potential.

Jerelle Kraus, whose thirteen-year tenure as Op-Ed art director far exceeds that of any other art director or editor, unveils a riveting account of working at the Times. Her insider anecdotes include the reasons why artist Saul Steinberg hated the Times, why editor Howell Raines stopped the presses to kill a feature by Doonesbury's Garry Trudeau, and why reporter Syd Schanburgwhose story was told in the movie The Killing Fieldsstated that he would travel anywhere to see Kissinger hanged, as well as Kraus's tale of surviving two and a half hours alone with the dethroned peerless outlaw, Richard Nixon.

All the Art features a satiric portrayal of John McCain, a classic cartoon of Barack Obama by Jules Feiffer, and a drawing of Hillary Clinton and Obama by Barry Blitt. But when Frank Rich wrote a column discussing Hillary Clinton exclusively, the Times refused to allow Blitt to portray her. Nearly any notion is palatable in prose, yet editors perceive pictures as a far greater threat. Confucius underestimated the number of words an image is worth; the thousand-fold power of a picture is also its curse.

Op-Ed's subject is the world, and its illustrations are created by the world's finest graphic artists. The 142 artists whose work appears in this book hail from thirty nations and five continents, and their 324 pictures-gleaned from a total of 30,000-reflect artists' common drive to communicate their creative visions and to stir our vibrant cultural-political pot.

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280 pages
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English
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Columbia University Press
Publication date

November 6, 2008
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9.2 x 1.3 x 11 inches
ISBN-10

0231138245
ISBN-13

978-0231138246
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The enduring relevance of the New York Times op-ed illustrations are explicated with literary flair by Kraus, a former art director of the page, who contends that the groundbreaking pictures changed the very purpose and potential of illustrations... to stir the political and cultural pot. Episodic essays accompanied by illustrations re-create the battles between art directors and editors that have raged since the Times created the world's first op-ed page in 1970. The works of famous Times illustrators like Brad Holland and Roland Topor, are enriched by Kraus's presentation of the controversies associated with their publication or rejection. The book serves as a chronicle of late 20th-century history, replete with sardonic images of tyrants and visual commentaries on the fall of communism; the works of Eastern Europeans who fled totalitarian regimes are some of the most challenging and resonant. In this overflowing treasure chest of ideas, politics and cultural critiques, Kraus proves that art is dangerous and sometimes necessarily so. 306 illus. (Nov.)
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Art is not the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of the New York Times, but it appears to play a very important journalistic role in communicating editorial ideas, even at a subconscious level. Kraus, an art director at the Times for 30 years, provides a detailed analysis of the art on the Op-Ed page, from its inception in 1970 to today. The 306 images are arranged by decade, and the text is divided into short sections that focus on a variety of themes related to the images, the artists, and editorial practices. Kraus draws on her 13 years as the art director of the Op-Ed page to share an insider's view of the editorial and political processes of the newspaper and includes several images that were never published in the Times. Using text and images, she shares her passion for visual communication. Readers will be entertained and come away with a deeper appreciation of the power of illustration. This book belongs in public libraries that subscribe to the Times and in most academic libraries.—Judy Solberg, Seattle Univ. Lib.
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A chronicle of late twentieth-century history, replete with sardonic images of tyrants and visual commentaries on the fall of communism; the works of Eastern Europeans who fled totalitarian regimes are some of the most challenging and resonant. In this overflowing treasure chest of ideas, politics and cultural critiques, Kraus proves that 'art is dangerous' and sometimes necessarily so. ― Publishers Weekly

Readers will be entertained and come away with a deeper appreciation of the power of illustration. ― Library Journal

Worth the price of the book is Kraus's 2 1/2-hour encounter with former President Richard Nixon. ― History Wire

An intensely personal history of the [op-ed] page as it weathered tempests and tinpot tyrannies at the Times. ― Columbia Journalism Review

As a memoir, Kraus's work provides colorful, intimate, and occasionally searing portraits of several high-ranking Times executives. -- Michael Socolow ― JHistory

Part memoir, part art book, and part journalism history. But all parts are exemplary. -- Beth Haller ― American Journalism

An excellent reminder of the power of editorial illustration. These images do so much more than break up the gray space of columns of text. This book gives life to an underappreciated, and often unexamined, form of visual journalism. ― Jounralism

[This] provocative book examines the images that shattered the conventions of newspaper imagery. ― Huffington Post

About the Author

Jerelle Kraus is the award-winning art director whose thirty-year tenure at the New York Times includes a record thirteen years at Op-Ed. She also worked as an art director at Time and as the art director of Ramparts magazine and of Francis Ford Coppola's City magazine.

The New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine have published Kraus's writing, including an "On Language" column that subbed for William Safire. Fluent in four languages, she was educated at Swarthmore and Pomona colleges and at l'École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She received an MA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Fulbright scholarship to Munich. Her Web site is jerellekraus.com.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Columbia University Press (November 6, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0231138245
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0231138246
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.03 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.2 x 1.3 x 11 inches

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Ruth O Harteis

Art Book

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024

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Hatmancando

Answers a question about the thinking behind the art work that accompanies editorials.

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023

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My order arrived early and was exactly as described, if not actually in even better condition.
The depth and quality of both the art and the text are nothing less than one should expect of the New York Times Op-Ed folks.

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Arthur Comings

Rather disjointed

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2012

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Some briefly interesting stories, but the author is an art director, not a writer, and the content is stitched together rather clumsily. Her original premise, that the NYT Op Ed art is not illustrative, but stands on its own, is abandoned after awhile with no acknowledgement. Of course, to some extent that reflects the whims of the Editorial Page editors, who had ultimate power, but she sets up the premise and never specifically mentions it again. The art itself is often mediocre, and she praises the illustrative and the abstract equally. Not really a compelling read.

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Suzanne Artist

Wonderful book a Must read for burgeoning Illustrators!

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2010

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I purchased this book after an artist friend of mine (Elaine Clayton-Boughton) mentioned it. Elaine had done some editorial illustrations for the NYTIMES and I infact very early on in my career did a couple. We both remember walking the halls to the art department at this formidable publishing establishment. But to read about the goings on behind the scenes at the New York Times during the "age of golden illustration" in the 70's and 80's in this book by veteran art director Jerelle Kraus is a real adventure. Ms. Kraus's breezy writing style brings you back to the moment, reading about famed illustrators like Brad Holland and what illustrations were banned from publication and why, is fascinating.

Now that illustration is rising to become a respected profession again, I would recommend all art students, art school teachers and up-and-coming illustrators buy and read this book! It should be a staple in every illustrator's library!

Suzanne Urban

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Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2014

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Text is smallest print I have ever encountered

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023

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This is a warning: There is a lot of text along with pictures, but even if you have 20-20 vision, you will not be able to read it without a magnifying glass. And, even then, you may have trouble. I would never have ordered this book had I known.

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K. Kinney

compelling read

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2020

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Jerelle Kraus gives us a fascinating look at the history of the New York Times Op-Ed through images and words as they played out over the decades. She chronicles a wide array of captivating artists and their work, and I am reminded again of the tremendous capability of art to create meaning and shift perception in extraordinary ways. Wonderful read for any artist, writer, thinker, or revolutionary who knows the power of creative voice.

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Richard Schlosberg

Art and Op Ed

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2022

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Excellent analysis of a unique phenomena and time period. I would highly recommend it for both artists and non artists.

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Produto com a qualidade ofertada! Nota DEZ!

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