KrazyKrazy

A "biography that lays bare the truth about [Herriman's] art, his heritage, and his life on America's color line. A native of nineteenth-century New Orleans, [he] came of age as an illustrator, journalist, and cartoonist in the boomtown of Los Angeles and the wild metropolis of New York. Appearing in the biggest newspapers of the early twentieth century--including those owned by William Randolph Hearst--Herriman's Krazy Kat cartoons quickly propelled him to fame. Although fitfully popular with readers of the period, his work has been widely credited with elevating cartoons from daily amusements to anarchic art"--Amazon.com.