Sophie Crumb
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 Crumb, photographed at the 2004 Alternative Press Expo (APE) in San Francisco |
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| Born | Sophie Violet Crumb September 27, 1981 Woodland, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
| Notable works | Belly Button Comix |
Sophia Violet Crumb (born September 27, 1981) is an American comics artist. She is the daughter of underground comix artists Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky-Crumb.
Growing up in France, Sophie completed the French equivalent of high school and went on to study acrobatics and clowning at a French circus school. She later became a tattoo artist and earned a living by teaching English as a second language.[1]
She lives in the south of France with her husband and her son, Eli.[2]
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[edit] Work
Comics Sophie drew as a child appeared in Weirdo magazine, and she collaborated with her parents on Dirty Laundry Comics. She has also produced two issues of a series titled Belly Button Comix, which is published by Dutch publisher Oog & Blik together with Fantagraphics Books.[1] Her most recent work is Sophie Crumb: Evolution of a Crazy Artist, published by W.W. Norton in 2010.[3][4][5][6]
In the movie Ghost World the notebook that main character Enid draws in was produced by Sophie.[1]
[edit] See also
List of artists who created paintings and drawings for use in films
[edit] References
- ^ a b c TESSA DeCARLO (February 15, 2004). "Introducing a Cartoonist Named Crumb". The New York Times.
- ^ Sophie Crumb at DCKT Contemporary
- ^ New York Times
- ^ Philly.com
- ^ NPR
- ^ Telegraph.co.uk
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Sophie Crumb at the Internet Movie Database
- "Sophie Crumb Art Gallery", Crumb Family Gallery
- "The House of Shame: Sophie Crumb", Release the Reality, January 14, 2004. - Includes comics and illustrations
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