{"product_id":"simplicissimus-the-art-of-germany-s-most-influential-satire-magazine","title":"Simplicissimus: The Art of Germany’s Most Influential Satire Magazine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are many reasons it’s great to get things from Steven Heller. The top reason is that he has great things. The second-top reason is that when we’re lucky, he’s written about an item, and it saves us a lot of work. He’s written about this particular item in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Here’s what he had to say on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.printmag.com\/daily-heller\/tom-wolfes-satiric-passion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMay 22, 2018\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eIn 1979 Tom Wolfe, who passed away last Monday at age 88, wrote the introduction for an exhibition catalog I produced (my first) about the German satiric magazine \u003cem\u003eSimplicissimus\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eder Simpl\u003c\/em\u003e). I owe so much to him for his generosity and enthusiasm on this project. I had learned that he was a der Simpl fan. In fact, he was a cartoonist as well, working in the der Simpl style (a combination of many talented graphic commentators). Shortly after the exhibit he published his own anthology of cartoon images, \u003cem\u003eIn Our Time\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eI am certain that having his imprimatur helped get the exhibition its notice in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. Although \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e chief art critic Hilton Kramer gave it a somewhat grudging review, it was still a feather to have the serious acknowledgement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eWolfe was so enamored by the graphic eloquence of this singularly important, artist-run magazine, that the logo for his block association in Manhattan, which he designed, included a version of the Th Th Heine unchained bulldog (below), the symbol of \u003cem\u003eder Simpl’\u003c\/em\u003es rabid wit. You will also notice one of his own drawings on the second page of his introduction—a portrait with a nod to der Simpl as well and ever so slight resemblance to himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eThank you Tom for your unforgettable support (and sorry for the typos I missed in the proofreading).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S24H","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50263748509936,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/7040\/9508\/files\/Simplicissimus.jpg?v=1786826202","url":"https:\/\/ksmallgallery.com\/products\/simplicissimus-the-art-of-germany-s-most-influential-satire-magazine","provider":"Katherine Small Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}