Montreal Book Launch for Mayerovitch's WAY TO GO on April 3rd
Updated March 3, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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HARRY MAYEROVITCH DEBUTS “WAY TO GO” AT THE
BLUE METROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, APRIL 3RD 2:00 PM
WHO/WHAT:
Montreal’s living legend –artist, designer, architect, town planner and teacher– Harry Mayerovitch will
launch his new book WAY TO GO and celebrate his 94th birthday at the
Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival
WHERE:
Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival
The Jeanne-Mance Lounge at the Hyatt Regency Hotel
1255, Jeanne-Mance, Montreal, Quebec
WHEN:
Saturday, April 3rd at 2:00 pm
“Mr. Mayerovitch is a multi-talented individual. Welcome to this charming little books where life is just a bowl full of Harrys’.” –Aislin, political cartoonist, the Montreal Gazette & cartoon editor, Maclean’s
“If ever the Canadian art world had a renaissance man, Harry Mayerovitch could be him." –The National Post
“I was first introduced to Harry Mayerovitch’s shadow drawings in 'Drawn & Quarterly Volume 3.' I was immediately taken with their crisp, witty line...they seemed utterly contemporary, but they had a timeless quality about them...”
–from the book’s introduction by New York Times Op-Ed Art Director Steven Guarnaccia
So what's so funny about death and dying? At age 93, Harry Mayerovitch penned these whimsical drawings that offer another perspective on the “way to go." With this new book, D+Q focuses on his cartooning work spanning three very different stages in his life. It begins in 1943 with a comprehensive look at his World War Two cartoons, then moves ahead to 1973 with a major excerpt from his book "The Other One," and culminates yet another 30 years later with Mayerovitch’s most recent cartoons from 2003, way to go. The book presents a fascinating evolution of one artist’s work, from drawings of Hitler to the final period in way to go, a humorous, yet gentle look at death and dying, as seen from the perspective of Mayerovitch. Throughout it all, Mayerovitch’s work is characterized by a playful wit, and wry artistic line full of energy and life.
Harry Mayerovitch was born in Montreal in 1910 and graduated from McGill University with his first degree in 1929. He spent the next seven decades working as an architect, teacher, town planner, graphic designer and artist. His paintings and drawings are in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, The Musee du Quebec, the Montreal Museum of Fine Art and The National Portrait Gallery of Canada. Recently, some of his work, including his brilliant 1940s posters for the war effort, has been published in editions of Drawn & Quarterly. He lives in Montreal.
For more information on the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, visit http://www.blue-met-bleu.com
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