14 Aug
The Pancake King
Seymour Chwast Collection: P 192
In 1971, Phyllis La Farge and Seymour Chwast collaborated on the children’s book The Pancake King, which described the rapid ascent of a young master of the griddle pan. It spoke of the joy of breakfast, the perils of fame, the importance of family and of maple syrup. More spreads from The Pancake King are viewable on Flickr (thanks to Norman Hathaway), and show Chwast’s dexterous use of scale and bleed between spreads, and tidily-set Bodoni. The book was included in AIGA’s Fifty Books of the Year.
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14 August 2009
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I am in love with Seymour Chwast. His work reminds me of my childhood in the early 80’s. I have always been influenced by him, but just recently learned his name and story. I’m now a huge fan!
Dan Billen
I have just inherited some printing plates from my grandfather who was a library binder. I have the 3 color plates from The Pancake King. They are in excellent collection if you are interested. I would love to see the rest of the book.
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