He stayed with the company for four years, producing hundreds of cards for the company's Hi-Brow line his superiors had him draw in a cuter style that was to leave a footprint on his work throughout his career. His first job, in 1962, was drawing novelty greeting cards for American Greetings in Cleveland, Ohio. Career Early work (1962–1966) Ĭrumb's father gave him $40 when he left home after high school. At fifteen, Crumb collected classical jazz and blues records from the 1920s to the 1940s. In 1958 the brothers self-published three issues of Foo in imitation of Harvey Kurtzman's satirical Humbug and Mad which they sold door-to-door with little success, souring the young Crumb on the comic-book business. His cartooning developed as his older brother Charles pushed him and provided feedback. Inspired by Walt Kelly, Fleischer Brothers animation and others, Crumb and his brothers drew their own comics. The family moved to Milford, Delaware, when Crumb was twelve and where he was an average student whose teachers discouraged him from cartooning. For two years, Charles, a Marine Corps sergeant, was an instructor in the Naval R.O.T.C.
In August 1950, the Crumbs moved to Ames, Iowa. The family often moved between Philadelphia and Charles' hometown, Albert Lea, Minnesota. and Maxon Crumb, both of whom suffered from mental illness, and daughters Carol and Sandra.
The couple had four other children: sons Charles Vincent Crumb Jr. Crumb's parents' marriage was unhappy and the children were frequent witnesses to their parents' arguments. His mother, Beatrice Loretta Crumb ( née Hall), was a housewife who reportedly abused diet pills and amphetamines.
His father, Charles Vincent Crumb, authored the book Training People Effectively. Robert Crumb was born August 30, 1943, in Philadelphia to Catholic parents of English and Scottish descent, spending his early years in West Philadelphia and Upper Darby. Their daughter Sophie Crumb has also followed a cartooning career. He was married to cartoonist Aline Kominsky-Crumb, with whom he frequently collaborated. In 1991, Crumb was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. As his career progressed, his comic work became more autobiographical. Much of his work appeared in a magazine he founded, Weirdo (1981–1993), which was one of the most prominent publications of the alternative comics era. In the mid-1970s, he contributed to the Arcade anthology following the decline of the underground, he moved towards biographical and autobiographical subjects while refining his drawing style, a heavily crosshatched pen-and-ink style inspired by late 19th- and early 20th-century cartooning. Sexual themes abounded in all these projects, often shading into scatological and pornographic comics. Natural, and the images from his Keep On Truckin' strip. During this time, inspired by psychedelics and cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s, he introduced a wide variety of characters that became extremely popular, including countercultural icons Fritz the Cat and Mr.
He was additionally contributing to the East Village Other and many other publications, including a variety of one-off and anthology comics. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contemporary American culture.Ĭrumb is a prolific artist and contributed to many of the seminal works of the underground comix movement in the 1960s, including being a founder of the first successful underground comix publication, Zap Comix, contributing to all 16 issues. Robert Dennis Crumb ( / k r ʌ m/ born August 30, 1943) is an American cartoonist and musician who often signs his work R. Crumb.
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