Drawing Blood
(eBook)
Art was my dearest friend. To draw was trouble and safety, adventure and freedom. In that four-cornered kingdom of paper, I lived as I pleased. This is the story of a girl and her sketchbook. In language that is fresh, visceral, and deeply moving-and illustrations that are irreverent and gorgeous-here is a memoir that will change the way you think about art, sex, politics, and survival in our times. From a young age, Molly Crabapple had the eye of an artist and the spirit of a radical. After a restless childhood on New York's Long Island, she left America to see Europe and the Near East, a young artist plunging into unfamiliar cultures, notebook always in hand, drawing what she observed. Returning to New York City after 9/11 to study art, she posed nude for sketch artists and sketchy photographers, danced burlesque, and modeled for the world famous Suicide Girls. Frustrated with the academy and the conventional art world, she eventually landed a post as house artist at Simon Hammerstein's legendary nightclub The Box, the epicenter of decadent Manhattan nightlife before the financial crisis of 2008. There she had a ringside seat for the pitched battle between the bankers of Wall Street and the entertainers who walked among them-a scandalous, drug-fueled circus of mutual exploitation that she captured in her tart and knowing illustrations. Then, after the crash, a wave of protest movements-from student demonstrations in London to Occupy Wall Street in her own backyard-led Molly to turn her talents to a new form of witness journalism, reporting from places such as Guantanamo, Syria, Rikers Island, and the labor camps of Abu Dhabi. Using both words and artwork to shed light on the darker corners of American empire, she has swiftly become one of the most original and galvanizing voices on the cultural stage. Now, with the same blend of honesty, fierce insight, and indelible imagery that is her signature, Molly offers her own story: an unforgettable memoir of artistic exploration, political awakening, and personal transformation.
Notes
Crabapple, M. (2015). Drawing Blood. [United States], HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Crabapple, Molly. 2015. Drawing Blood. [United States], HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Crabapple, Molly, Drawing Blood. [United States], HarperCollins, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Crabapple, Molly. Drawing Blood. [United States], HarperCollins, 2015.
Hoopla Extract Information
hooplaId | 16453971 |
---|---|
title | Drawing Blood |
kind | EBOOK |
price | 3.99 |
active | 1 |
pa | 0 |
profanity | 0 |
children | 0 |
demo | 0 |
rating | |
abridged | 0 |
dateLastUpdated | Apr 27, 2024 12:23:13 AM |
Record Information
Last File Modification Time | Apr 02, 2024 02:53:03 AM |
---|---|
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | May 03, 2024 02:10:40 AM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 03528nam a22004215a 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | MWT16453971 | ||
003 | MWT | ||
005 | 20240322065749.1 | ||
006 | m o d | ||
007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
008 | 240322s2015 xxu eo 000 0 eng d | ||
020 | |a 9780062323651|q (electronic bk.) | ||
020 | |a 0062323652|q (electronic bk.) | ||
028 | 4 | 2 | |a MWT16453971 |
029 | |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/opr_9780062323651_180.jpeg | ||
037 | |a 16453971|b Midwest Tape, LLC|n http://www.midwesttapes.com | ||
040 | |a Midwest|e rda | ||
099 | |a eBook hoopla | ||
100 | 1 | |a Crabapple, Molly,|e author. | |
245 | 1 | 0 | |a Drawing Blood|h [electronic resource] /|c Molly Crabapple. |
264 | 1 | |a [United States] :|b HarperCollins,|c 2015. | |
264 | 2 | |b Made available through hoopla | |
300 | |a 1 online resource (339 pages) | ||
336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a computer|b c|2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a online resource|b cr|2 rdacarrier | ||
347 | |a text file|2 rda | ||
506 | |a Instant title available through hoopla. | ||
520 | |a Art was my dearest friend. To draw was trouble and safety, adventure and freedom. In that four-cornered kingdom of paper, I lived as I pleased. This is the story of a girl and her sketchbook. In language that is fresh, visceral, and deeply moving-and illustrations that are irreverent and gorgeous-here is a memoir that will change the way you think about art, sex, politics, and survival in our times. From a young age, Molly Crabapple had the eye of an artist and the spirit of a radical. After a restless childhood on New York's Long Island, she left America to see Europe and the Near East, a young artist plunging into unfamiliar cultures, notebook always in hand, drawing what she observed. Returning to New York City after 9/11 to study art, she posed nude for sketch artists and sketchy photographers, danced burlesque, and modeled for the world famous Suicide Girls. Frustrated with the academy and the conventional art world, she eventually landed a post as house artist at Simon Hammerstein's legendary nightclub The Box, the epicenter of decadent Manhattan nightlife before the financial crisis of 2008. There she had a ringside seat for the pitched battle between the bankers of Wall Street and the entertainers who walked among them-a scandalous, drug-fueled circus of mutual exploitation that she captured in her tart and knowing illustrations. Then, after the crash, a wave of protest movements-from student demonstrations in London to Occupy Wall Street in her own backyard-led Molly to turn her talents to a new form of witness journalism, reporting from places such as Guantanamo, Syria, Rikers Island, and the labor camps of Abu Dhabi. Using both words and artwork to shed light on the darker corners of American empire, she has swiftly become one of the most original and galvanizing voices on the cultural stage. Now, with the same blend of honesty, fierce insight, and indelible imagery that is her signature, Molly offers her own story: an unforgettable memoir of artistic exploration, political awakening, and personal transformation. | ||
538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
650 | 0 | |a Art. | |
650 | 0 | |a Artists. | |
650 | 0 | |a Artists' books. | |
650 | 0 | |a Biography. | |
650 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
710 | 2 | |a hoopla digital. | |
856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/16453971?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435|z Instantly available on hoopla. |
856 | 4 | 2 | |z Cover image|u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/opr_9780062323651_180.jpeg |