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An Orgy of Playboy's Eldon Dedini [With DVD]
For over 45 years, Eldon Dedini has been one of Playboy's most recognizable full-page gag cartoonists. With a masterful watercolor technique that burlesques a broad range of subjects--from East and West Coast urban and suburban adult-hipster to classical Japanese erotic prints--Dedini's most personal cartoons rely on mythology and legend, evoking a bucolic sexually liberated paradise that leaves its reader lingering over the imagery long after the gag registers.
A lifelong Californian, Dedini cut his graphic teeth in his early twenties as an editorial cartoonist for the Salinas Morning Post. He studied drawing and painting for two years at L.A.'s Chouinard Institute until 1944, when Walt Disney Studios hired him as a story sketch artist. Refusing to end up as just another anonymous Disney drone, Dedini worked nights and weekends to develop his own style and sold dozens of cartoons to Esquire, which in 1946 offered him a four-year contract at twice his Disney salary. In 1950 Dedini moved to The New Yorker--where he is still a contributor--and finally to Playboy in 1959.
An Orgy of Playboy's Eldon Dedini is the first retrospective collection of his work and gathers in one volume the most sophisticated, elegant--and funny--gag panels of the past six decades.
A lifelong Californian, Dedini cut his graphic teeth in his early twenties as an editorial cartoonist for the Salinas Morning Post. He studied drawing and painting for two years at L.A.'s Chouinard Institute until 1944, when Walt Disney Studios hired him as a story sketch artist. Refusing to end up as just another anonymous Disney drone, Dedini worked nights and weekends to develop his own style and sold dozens of cartoons to Esquire, which in 1946 offered him a four-year contract at twice his Disney salary. In 1950 Dedini moved to The New Yorker--where he is still a contributor--and finally to Playboy in 1959.
An Orgy of Playboy's Eldon Dedini is the first retrospective collection of his work and gathers in one volume the most sophisticated, elegant--and funny--gag panels of the past six decades.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1560977272
ISBN13:9781560977278
Release Date:November 2006
Publisher:Fantagraphics Books
Length:220 Pages
Weight:3.29 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 8.9" x 11.3"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
cartoonists
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
Eldin Dedini is the Monterey Peninsula's most famous cartoonist. He published in the New Yorker and Playboy. He belonged to a group of local cartoonists here in Carmel, like Bill Bates, Gus Arriola, Glen Bernardt and Hank Ketchum. Except for Glen, they are all gone now. But Eldon's work is so memorable, I had to get this collection. We have another artist cartoonist here in Carmel, Shell Fisher, who is still very much alive and who is doing excellent work, just as good as Eldon did. Maybe you have a book forthcoming with Fisher's work also? I am looking forward to it!
Dedini was the best!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Dedini was the master at his craft. He worked at Disney,Esquire,Playboy,New Yorker etc. He worked at his same drawing board in Carmel CA for 50yrs! His research books were stacked to the ceiling. I had the pleasure of meeting him several times in 2005. The book AN ORGY of PLAYBOYS ELDON DEDINI is a beautiful tribute!
The Best Cartoonist at Playboy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I knew Eldon.He was a master.He loved his work and it showed with the wonderful women etc he drew for his cartoons in Playboy.His watercolor work was superb.His jokes;on the button funny.He was simply the best at his occupation.I will miss him and his art,and so will readers of Playboy.
One Of The Best Books and Film Put Out By Playboy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The book on the life, art, and personal observations of Eldon Dedini is excellent indeed. The cartoon photos are beautiful, and the explanation of the steps involved in creating the final cartoon is informative. I especially liked the DVD film of Eldon Dedini at the back of the book. It gave me a look into the person of Eldon Dedini, what made him tick and what kind of a person he was. I found the information on his family life most interesting. [...]
Worth it for the DVD alone
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Aside from the gorgeous cartoons, the book comes with a DVD documentary called 'Dedini - A life in Cartoons' While the book gives the reader a great look at Eldon's work over the years (on very fancy paper I might add) the DVD tells you about the life of this great artist. It is funny to see how so many of the women in his cartoons look just like his wife (she features in the documentary too) Considering I bought this thinking I'd just get the book, it was a great surprise to find that it came with a DVD, there is no mention of it in the listing.
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