The City

Rating:
Summary: perfect cafe reading to inspire napkin doodling
Review: This pocket size book of woodcuts first published in the 1920's seems remarkably contemporary in its perception of cities, capturing in black and white the crowding, pollution, corruption, poverty, greed, lust, and good times that were as much a part of the urban landscape back then as they are today.

New York artist Eric Drooker's work (Flood!, Allen Ginsberg's Illuminated Poems) often reflects Masereel's sensibility, both in its blocky look and subject matter.

All the best books are out of print but this one is definitely worth tracking down. Good luck.