With this volume, the master of comic art appears as a photographer for the first time. He photographs worldwide, mostly in passing "PHOTOS TO GO". His pictures "often create all sorts of amusing, strange and astonishing illusions. But everything is real!" This is how this book was created in 2024, Göttinger Verlag, 200 pages, all locations are precisely named and a personal dedication. From a subjective point of view, two photos from Galapagos/Ecuador (I was also on the island of Santa Cruz) are selected. A daring "production" by Lonesome George: the famous giant tortoise wears his flat cap and looks into an open book (an illustration of which can be found under "Search: Hurzlmeier"). The second photo shows 2 artificial giant turtles made of stone, in front of which a large land iguana happens to scurry past. Right: the book "How to become a lion", Verlag Kein & Aber, Zurich (2005), 80 pages, signed. (with dedication), contains approx. 20 original illustrations (often double-sided). I have the original painting for the illustration there, with the explanatory caption: "Colonel Walter's Panzer (that's the name of the turtle) gave Heribert (the name of the young lion) support while he gave his rousing speech to the zoo animals." Although lions are known to be predators, the well-written story humanizes them in a drastic and amusing way. Hans Zippert, author of many books, was editor-in-chief of the satirical magazine Titanic and worked for the FAZ magazine, among others. He was awarded the Henri Nannen Prize for his long-standing daily column in WELT. Together with Rudi Hurzlmeier, he wrote two more books, which both rely on wit and good illustrations. Rudi Hurzlmeier also illustrated books by other authors, from Harry Rowohlt to Truman Capote. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Art books   |   Material: Papier   |   Country of origin: Bavaria, Germany   |   Artist: Rudi Hurzlmeier | Similar pieces